The Renaissance artist at work

"This text gives the necessary background for the study and appreciation of Italian painting and sculpture from about 1250 to 1550. It tells how the artists learned their craft, the organization of their workshops, and the guilds they belonged to; how their customers or patrons treated them and where their work was displayed - churches, civic buildings, or private homes. The book discusses how art was made - tempera, oil, panel, canvas, fresco and also surveys the characteristic types of Renaissance art - altar pieces, portraits, tombs, busts, doors fountains, medals, etc."--Amazon

First sentence: The physical appearance of artists' shops of the Renaissance was no different from that of many other crafts.

Year

1983

Language

English

Publisher

Westview Press

Editions

2

Pages

228

ISBN

9780064301299

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