Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art
The Renaissance era was launched in Italy and gradually spread to the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and other parts of Europe and the New World, with figures like Robert Campin, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Albrecht Dürer, and Albrecht Altdorfer. It was the era that produced some of the icons of civilization, including Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Last Supper and Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, Pietà, and David. Marked as one of the greatest moments in history, the...
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It was the era that produced some of the icons of civilization: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Last Supper and Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, Piet^, and David. As masterpieces by the likes of Caravaggio, Donato Bramante, Donatello, El Greco, Filippo Brunelleschi, Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, and Titian emerged, new heights of human potential were imagined. The Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art covers the years 1250 to 1648, the period most disciplines place as the Renaissance Era. A complete portrait of this remarkable period is depicted in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on major Renaissance painters, sculptors, architects, and patrons, as well as relevant historical figures and events, the foremost artistic centers, schools and periods.Rosanne M. Cordell - Library JournalLibraries may find this one-volume dictionary a bit pricey, but its quality warrants its consideration for purchase. Given her scholarly background (she has a doctoral degree in art history) and her specialization in the early modern era, Zirpolo's grasp of her subject is expected; her ability to explain this period in terms that undergraduates and nonmajors will understand is extraordinary. The volume begins with a 30-page chronology of the Renaissance, followed by a nearly 50-page introduction. The introduction is reason enough to purchase this title; art history professors may wish to assign it as required reading for the thorough yet concise treatment of each of the suberas. The largest part of the volume is the 462-page dictionary, with its one-paragraph to one-page entries on the major artists, works, techniques, patrons, themes, and influential historical events of the period. Cross-references are in boldface, which makes following a topic quite easy. Although this work necessarily focuses on Italy, it also includes information on the art of this period in other European countries. An extensive bibliography completes the volume.
Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Bibliography Part 8 About the Author
\ Library JournalLibraries may find this one-volume dictionary a bit pricey, but its quality warrants its consideration for purchase. Given her scholarly background (she has a doctoral degree in art history) and her specialization in the early modern era, Zirpolo's grasp of her subject is expected; her ability to explain this period in terms that undergraduates and nonmajors will understand is extraordinary. The volume begins with a 30-page chronology of the Renaissance, followed by a nearly 50-page introduction. The introduction is reason enough to purchase this title; art history professors may wish to assign it as required reading for the thorough yet concise treatment of each of the suberas. The largest part of the volume is the 462-page dictionary, with its one-paragraph to one-page entries on the major artists, works, techniques, patrons, themes, and influential historical events of the period. Cross-references are in boldface, which makes following a topic quite easy. Although this work necessarily focuses on Italy, it also includes information on the art of this period in other European countries. An extensive bibliography completes the volume.\ —Rosanne M. Cordell\ \ \
