Reflections on Renaissance Venice

Download or read book Reflections on Renaissance Venice written by Mary Frank and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inspired by the teachings and research of Patricia Fortini Brown, a renowned scholar of Venetian art and history, these beautifully illustrated essays by leading scholars address topics ranging from painted Venetian narrative cycles of the late 15th century to the rebuilding of the Campanile in the early 20th century. This book was derived from [a portion of the] papers given at the [56th annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America held April 8-10, 2010, Venice, Italy, and the 2010] Giorgione Symposium [Giorgione and his time : confronting alternate realities] held at Princeton University on the occasion of Fortini Brown’s recent retirement"--