The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encomp

Lavishly illustrated with 40 black-and-white, integrated pictures and 16 pages of color plates, this volume provides an informative overview of the Renaissance.

These essays by one of America's foremost historians of art and architecture range over theory and criticism, the search for connections between art and science

This volume brings together the architecture, sculpture, and painting of three centuries -- 1300 to 1600 -- throughout Europe. Here is the whole of Renaissance

Richly illustrated, and featuring detailed descriptions of works by pivotal figures in the Italian Renaissance, this enlightening volume traces the development