History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

by David Wilkins, Frederick Hartt, David G. Wilkins

Book Overview

This volume covers over four centuries of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture. Revising author David G. Wilkins blends new scholarly discoveries with original author Hartt's emphasis on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0133920437
• ISBN13: 9780133920437
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 702 Pages
• Weight: 6.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very disappointing

The cover photo was misleading. Not the book advertised.

Received:"Atlas of Ancient Egypt" instead.

Instead of History of Italian Renaissance Art, I received Atlas of Ancient Egypt instead. Good thing I dropped the class that the Renaissance book was intended for , as class starts in a week. On the other hand, I believe, there is a reason for ALL things that happen, good or bad. In this case, maybe there is something in the Atlas book that I need to know. Hmm...

Christmas present

Gave it to my husband for Christmas. He likes it very much and he is very fussy about books.

Simply One Of The Best Books Ever!

I don't give 5-star ratings very often. I reserve them for only the best, and this is indeed the best book on the Italian Renaissance. I received both my BA and MA in Art History and this was the text used for my Renaissance classes. The book does not read as a textbook for those looking for leisure reading. It reads like a novel and is written in easy to understand language. Chapters are broken down by time period. There are a TON of pictures! I would say 50% of the book is pictures and 95% of those are in color. There are a few B & W pictures but they are of obscure sculptures or paintings. The book was originally written by Frederick Harrt who was one of the 'Monument Men' in World War II who went around Italy documenting art, missing, damaged, or otherwise. He has passed away but David Wilkins has kept up on the new editions with the current scholarship being done in Renaissance Art. Whether you get this as a textbook for a class, or leisure reading, a coffee table book perhaps, or even a Christmas book for a hard-to-but-for relative, it is well worth the money.

Complete Reference for Italian Renaissance Art

This a beautiful book. It is complete and definitive for reference to Italian Renaissance Art. The photographs are clear and the information is concise. I used this for my graduate Italian art history class. I am keeping this book and will not be selling it back!

A perfect book for a library and coffee table.

Fredrick Hartt is a man whose love of his subject is only equal to his willingness to expalin it in terms of the layman. He does not limit the purview of the book to merely the depiction of Italian life and piety, but brings in narrative and anecdotes to enliven the tome. He introduces us to the vocabulary of the arts, not consigning them to an inconvenient niche in the appendix, neither condescending incessantly or immersed in jagon. The resplendent illustrations, true eye candy, fill the book, making it a true bargain. Hartt truly deserves the copious awards given to him by the patrons of the arts. My only regret is that the usuerers of my school book store had not charged such a bloated price ($72) for this book.