Classical myths in Italian Renaissance painting
By: Luba Freedman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781107001190
Subjects: Italian Painting; Renaissance Painting; Themes, motives; Mythology, Classical, in art
Description: "The book is about a new development in Italian Renaissance art; its aim is to show how artists and humanists came together to effect this revolution, it is important because this is a long-ignored but crucial aspect of the Italian Renaissance, showing us why the masterpieces we take for granted are the way they are, and thre is no competitor in the field. The book sheds light on some of the world's greatest masterpirces of art, including Botticelli's Venus, Leonardo's Leda, Raphael's Galatea, and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-269) and index.