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Italian Renaissance Art (Icon Editions)

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I have read numerous art history books, and most suffer from being dry and too heavy on dates. This book is well-written with a style that flows from topic to topic. All the important information (yes, those dates!) a student will need is here, but the presentation puts it above the rest, making it an enjoyable book to read again and again. What I found especially valuable is how Adams places the works within the political and social environment of the times. Knowing the history adds a lot to art history! She provides sidebars with anecdotes about the artists or significant events in the era that have influenced the work. Stylistic and technical information is also excellent. Photographic quality is superb.

Italian Renaisance art by Laurie Schneider Adams is a wonderful introductory text on Renaisance art. It is very clearly written with a helpful glossary for those who are not familiar with art terms. It not only explains both style and iconography of the Renaisance period but gives a great backround of the culture of the period. The illustrations in the text are wonderfuly detailed and most are in color. This is a great text for intro. classes to Ren. art and people who wish to learn on their own.

I love this textbook. Better condition than I was expecting! I am so glad I bought this book after all.

The book was as exactly as the seller described, great condition and quick shipment of product.

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as a college book it is a very good source of info i highly recommend it.

nice book, very easy to read and enjoyable. this is a text book for a class of mine and its very interesting.

I had to buy this book for class, and I'm glad I did. Very comprehensive, great illustrations with interesting side notes. Highly recommend.

Be advised that this is a dry, very shallow textbook. A reader is not going to gain any perspective from a book that allows 3 paragraphs to the Medici who were great patrons of the arts. It is one thing if you are required to buy this for a class. On the other hand, if you wish to learn about the Renaissance and Renaissance art, I would suggest beginning with MagnificoMagnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici,a very enjoyable biography about Lorenzo De' Medici which will provide the reader with a good cast of characters and from there. I would use Amazon's search engine and choose a couple of individual artists who might appeal to you. Personal suggestions would include Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Ghiberti, Fra Angelico and Fra Fillipo Lippi. There is also a very good DVD series,Treasures of Sacred Art: Tuscan Journeys which is available on Netflix.

I love the italian renaissance, but didn't find this book very helpful. This book is very juvenile and is written as a college level book, but the writing is more about elementary/middle school level. This is not just a book to read for enjoyment or gives much insight into the renaissance. There's plenty of books that have great insight that you can just read, and there's many books that are head and shoulders above this book for a course curriculum.

I was taking an art class in college titled "A Survey of Allegory of Italian Art" and this book was very helpful to look at the detail in the paintings and to read about the paintings.