Art in Renaissance Italy

This is a survey of the art and artists of Italy from the mid 13th-century to circa 1600. In addition to describing the critical importance of Florentine art, the book provides extensive discussion of artists from Milan, Venice, Naples and other regions. The text considers the times, places and conditions in which artists worked, in conjunction with issues of style, and including the dynamics of interaction between artist and patron, and artist and topological tradtition.