An authoritative annual record of scientific research and conservation carried out at the National Gallery, London The N......more
New volume in the Frick Diptych series features an illuminating essay by Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Anna-Claire ......more
Physical cleansing is an anthropological constant. The bath serves hygienic as well as ritual purposes and can also be r......more
A revealing look at the commercial strategy and diverse output of this canonical Renaissance artist. In this vivid accou......more
Animal Sightings challenges two common ideas about the depiction of animals in early modern European court art: first, t......more
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A FLAME TREE SKETCHBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious, the sketchbooks combine high-quality production with magnificent art. ......more
Painting has long dominated discussions of Netherlandish art. Yet in the sixteenth century, sculpture was held in consid......more
Our Lady of the World’s Fair reveals the remarkable story of how two of New York’s most influential leaders persuaded th......more
Leonardo da Vinci was the original Renaissance Man, an artist, mathematician, inventor and writer amongst his many talen......more
12 months of amazing paintings from the strange world of Hieronymus Bosch. A fine new art calendar from Flame Tree. Hier......more
Some of the finest drawings by the world-famous artist, inventor and scientist. A fine new art calendar from Flame Tree.......more
An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer’s depictions of Muslim figure......more
The book shines a light on the fresco cycles of Italian painter Matteo Giovannetti at the papal court of Avignon. After ......more
Renaissance sculptor Pietro Torrigiano has long held a place in the public imagination as the man who broke Michelangelo......more
Arboreal Symbolism in European Art, 1300--1800 probes the significance of trees in religious iconography of Western art.......more
This study provides new interpretations of the little-known but fascinating Palazzo Trinci frescoes, relating them for t......more
One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaiss......more
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This study focuses on mural paintings, sculptures, picture writings and body images from 16th-century Mexico. Julia Klos......more
This volume charts alternative courses through history via the physical conditions and artisanal ecologies in which cult......more
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This book focuses on the techniques and materials of polychromy used in early modern Europe and the Americas from 1200 t......more
The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate its ceiling and walls......more
Grand historical scenes, intricate architecture and robust colors on display in the paintings of the Italian Mannerist m......more
This highly-visual, full-color hardback provides a rich and accessible overview of art history, perfect for students and......more
A sumptuous biography, history and gallery of the acclaimed 16th-century artist, with 500 fine-art reproductions...more
A sumptuous biography, history and gallery of the acclaimed Renaissance artist, with 500 fine-art reproductions...more
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Art & War in the Renaissance, published on the occasion of a major traveling exhibition, presents distinctive arms and a......more
- The first Italian collection in the Director’s Choice series - One of Italy’s foremost art collections The National Ga......more
Redreaming the Renaissance seeks to remedy the dearth of conversations between scholars of history and literary studies ......more
Redreaming the Renaissance seeks to remedy the dearth of conversations between scholars of history and literary studies ......more
This book brings a new perspective to secular music sources from the Middle Ages and early modernity by viewing them as ......more
For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewelry from Scotland is considered ......more
For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewelry from Scotland is considered ......more
This catalogue introduces the little-known Renaissance artist Pesellino, exploring his exquisite miniatures, his narrati......more
During the fourteenth century in Western Europe, there was a growing interest in imitating the practices of a group of h......more
Highlighting the creativity and symbolism of covered portraits, this volume explores an intriguing but largely unknown a......more
"A wickedly entertaining" (The New York Times) detective story that chronicles one Mississippi man’s relentless search f......more
The original research in this book analyzes the artistic activity of Santi Gucci (1533- c.1600), a Florentine sculptor a......more
In the age of European expansion, pearls became potent symbols of imperial supremacy. Pearls for the Crown demonstrates ......more
This volume explores the images of Alexander the Great from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how they came about, ......more
- Features highly detailed photography specially taken for this publication Palazzo Vecchio, which towers over piazza de......more
Although Robert Klein (1918-1967), well known for his erudition and the originality of his research, was an important, e......more
Offering new scholarship, this illustrated monograph is a fascinating look into the life and work of the Renaissance pai......more
The catalog of the exhibition held from 24 November 2023 to 26 May 2024 in Turin is dedicated to the Mona Lisa of Islewo......more
Important portraits and landscape representations of Venetian art techniques during the Renaissance. In Venice during th......more
Recent study of sculpture suggests the singular presence and power the medium holds for its makers, patrons, and audienc......more
Not since Edward Wood’s Giants and Dwarfs published in 1868 has the subject been the focus of a scholarly study in Engli......more
This exciting and wide-ranging volume examines the construction and dissemination of the image of female power during th......more
In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter’s Basilica--designed by Michelangelo--cracks and threatens to collapse, ......more
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As a social phenomenon and a commonplace of internet culture, virality provides a critical vocabulary for addressing que......more
We tend to think of sixteenth-century European artistic theory as separate from the artworks displayed in the non-Europe......more
This fresh and engaging, illustrated history of art explains the fundamentals every art lover needs while presenting the......more
Gorgeous foiled, handmade pack of 6 greeting cards, blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope, printed on FSC......more
Florence’s foundling home of the Innocenti is often taken as a symbol of Renaissance creativity, innovation, and humanit......more
"Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.... The result is both a thrilli......more
From the time of Dante through the 17th century and beyond, Florence had a special relationship with the Biblical Jerusa......more
The painter Jan Massys (c. 1510-1573) trained under his father Quinten, succeeding him after his death (1530) at the hea......more
This monograph explores the social constructs surrounding artistic production in early modern Iberia through the lenses ......more
MANTEGNA By Nancy Bell This is a study of the great Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna by Nancy Bell (Mrs Arthu......more
The emergence of ekphrasis as an aesthetic category in the Renaissance was influenced by ancient school rhetoric and lit......more
Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice, a woodcut first printed in the year 1500, presents a bird’s-eye portrait of Venice ......more
Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice, a woodcut first printed in the year 1500, presents a bird’s-eye portrait of Venice ......more
Are you traveling to Rome or Florence? This book will enhance your voyage into art, archaeology, food, couture, and the ......more
This companion examines the global Renaissance through object-based case studies of artistic production from Africa, Asi......more
A volume that offers a fresh perspective on the art of Venice and the Veneto region of Italy by focusing on the artistic......more
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New title in the Flame Tree Blank Notebook collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, with blank ......more
An accessible introduction to the life of the seventeenth-century’s most celebrated women artists, now in paperback. Art......more
Die im Nordflügel des Dresdener Residenzschlosses eingerichtete Dauerausstellung stellt die aus dem Besitz der sächsisch......more
Grotesque and Caricature: Leonardo to Bernini examines these two genres across Renaissance and Early Modern Italy. Altho......more
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This volume investigates the mechanisms (artworks, treatises, and other forms of cultural patronage) that the Marquises ......more
The Darkest Corners documents and explores sculptures by Lena Marie Emrich and an eponymous exhibition. Emrich’s sculptu......more
The European art scene of the 16th century was dominated by the person and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti. However, Mic......more
One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of the Year "A lively book....[Luzzi] brilliantly sets the operatic stage of vibrant,......more
This exhibition catalog charts the evolution of figure drawing in the western world, starting with Michelangelo, and exp......more
This is an analysis of the diverse facets of Alexander the Great’s image from the Renaissance era through the Baroque in......more
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The figure of the witch is familiar from the work of early modern German, Dutch, and Flemish artists, but much less so i......more
The Linguistic Turn of the English Renaissance: A Lacanian Perspective examines a selection of cultural phenomena of the......more
A visual journey through five centuries of the city known for centuries as, "La Serenissima"--a unique and compelling st......more
A new study of the early Renaissance portrait In fourteenth-century Italy, ever more women and men--not only clergy but ......more
Reunites two masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance after more than four centuries apart. The Three Philosophers by Gi......more