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Inventing the Renaissance Putto
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Charles Dempsey
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

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The figure of the putto (often portrayed as a mischievous baby) made frequent appearances in the art and literature of Renaissance Italy. Commonly called spirit
Blood, Milk, Ink, Gold
Language: en
Pages: 360
Authors: Rebecca Zorach
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Most people would be hard pressed to name a famous artist from Renaissance France. Yet sixteenth-century French kings believed they were the heirs of imperial R
David to Delacroix
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Dorothy Johnson
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-14 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

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In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Dorothy Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists
The Portrayal of Love
Language: en
Pages: 173
Authors: Charles Dempsey
Categories: Art and literature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher:

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An interpretation of Botticelli's painting which relates it closely to works of poetry by Lorenzo, Politian and Pulci. The author suggests how the idea of love
Renaissance Fun
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: Philip Steadman
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-13 - Publisher: UCL Press

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Renaissance Fun is about the technology of Renaissance entertainments in stage machinery and theatrical special effects; in gardens and fountains; and in the au