Renaissance Art

Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works, such as the Last Supper fresco, or the monumental marble statue of David. But who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their original beholders have viewed these objects? Was the Renaissance only about great masters and masterpieces, or were "mi...

Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works, such as the Last Supper fresco, or the monumental marble statue of David. But who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their original beholders have viewed these objects? Was the Renaissance only about great masters and masterpieces, or were "mistresses" also involved, such as women artists and patrons? And what about the 'minor'-pieces that Renaissance men and women would have encountered in homes, churches and civic spaces? This exciting and stimulating volume will answer such questions by considering both famous and lesser-known artists, patrons and works of art within the cultural and historical context of Renaissance Europe.

杰拉尔丁•A.约翰逊（ Geraldine A. Johnson）, 牛津大学讲师，教授艺术史。主编《雕塑和摄影：展望第三维》并参与主编《文艺复兴及巴洛克时期意大利的妇女》等。

李建群，中央美术学院美术史系教授，主攻外国美术史。已出版的著作有《失落的玛雅》、《英国美术史话》、《20世纪英国美术》、《欧洲中世纪美术》等，译作有《失落与寻回——为什么没有伟大的女艺术家》、《艺术史的历史》等，并在美术期刊上发表多篇论文。