Renaissance faces : Van Eyck to Titian
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Published
London : National Gallery ;, 2008.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
303 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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Published
London : National Gallery ;, 2008.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Published to accompany the exhibition at the National Gallery, London 15 October 2008 - 18 January 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index.
Description
"This survey traces the development of portrait painting in Northern and Southern Europe during the Renaissance, when the genre first flourished. Both regions developed their own distinct styles and techniques, but each was influenced by the other. Focusing on the relationship between artists of the north and south, renowned specialists analyse the notion of likeness - at that time based not only on accurate reference to posterity, but incorporating all aspects of human life, including propaganda, power, courtship, love, family, ambition and hierarchy. Essays and individual catalogue entries present new research on works by some of the greatest portraitists of the period, including Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Durer, Jan van Eyck, Hans Holbein and Titan, all magnificently illustrated."--Jacket.
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