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How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity by Jill Burke 9781788166669
RRP: £25.00£16.53*A Waterstones Best Book of 2023* *A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* *A New York Times Editor's Pick* 'A total eye-opener, I loved it' Nuala McGovern 'You'll never look at Renaissance portraits in the same way' Maggie O'Farrell 'Terrific ..... -
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen J. Greenblatt 9780393343403
RRP: £8.99£8.61In the winter of 1417, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late thirties plucked a very old manuscript off a dusty shelf in a remote monastery, saw with excitement what he had discovered, and ordered that it be copied. He was Poggio Bracciolini,... -
Pre-Raphaelites by Heather Birchall
RRP: £15.00£11.36Founded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and naturalistic approach. Founded by William Holman Hunt, John... -
Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth 9781803281261
RRP: £14.99£10.95A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy.'... -
Michelangelo Gilles Neret 9783836530347
RRP: £15.00£9.76Italian-born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) was a tormented, prodigiously talented, and God-fearing Renaissance man. His manifold achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, and engineering combined body, spirit,... -
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
RRP: £14.99£10.95A dazzling piece of Italian history of the infamous family that become one of the most powerful in Europe, weaving its history with Renaissance greats from Leonardo da Vinci to GalileoAgainst the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and... -
The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums & why we need to talk about it Alice Procter 9781788402453
RRP: £12.99£8.60"Probing, jargon-free and written with the pace of a detective story... [Procter] dissects western museum culture with such forensic fury that it might be difficult for the reader ever to view those institutions in the same way again. " Financial Times ... -
Botticelli by Barbara Deimling
RRP: £15.00£11.36With the patronage of the powerful Medici family, a canon of secular and religious work, and contributions to the celebrated Sistine Chapel, Sandro Botticelli (1444/45-1510) was well placed for fame. After his death, however, his work was eclipsed for... -
The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained DK 9780241239018
RRP: £19.99£13.63Learn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the... -
Leonardo. The Complete Paintings and Drawings by Frank Zollner 9783836576253
RRP: £50.00£38.12Unmatched in his ingenuity, technical prowess, and curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) epitomizes the humanistic ideal of the Renaissance man: a peerless master of painting, sculpture, cartography, anatomy, architecture-and more. Simultaneously... -
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon Schama 9780006861362
RRP: £30.00£21.13This is the book that made Simon Schama's reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen. In this brilliant work that moves far beyond the... -
Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Works by Leonardo da Vinci 9780715324530
RRP: £12.99£8.58Leonardo Da Vinci is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived, responsible for the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Madonna of the Carnation and Vitruvian Man. Leonardo... -
Art and its Global Histories: A Reader by Diana Newall
RRP: £19.99£14.52The reader Art and its global histories represents an invaluable teaching tool, offering content ranging from academic essays and excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, to art criticism. The introduction sets out the state of... -
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England Elizabeth Cleland 9781588396921
RRP: £50.00£44.05A fascinating new look at the artistic legacy of the Tudors, revealing the dynasty's influence on the arts in Renaissance England and beyond Ruling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor monarchs changed England indelibly, using the visual... -
A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar
RRP: £10.99£7.77FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR'Sparkles with brilliant observations on art and architecture, friendship and loss' Guardian'Everybody should get to spend a month with Mr. Matar, looking at paintings' Zadie Smith, Wall... -
Bosch by Walter Bosing
RRP: £15.00£11.36As cryptic as they are compelling, the masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) remain some of the most enduring enigmas of the art world. Their intricate, allegorical, and often startling content has captivated not only art historians, but also... -
The Medici by Mary Hollingsworth
RRP: £14.99£10.59'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality' Telegraph 'Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence' TLS 'A... -
Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape by Joseph Leo Koerner
RRP: £25.00£24.18Caspar David Friedrich (1774 1840), the greatest painter of the Romantic movement in Germany, was perhaps Europe's first truly modern artist. His melancholy landscapes, often peopled by lonely wanderers, represent experiments towards a radically... -
Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith by Russ Ramsey
RRP: £20.00£14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310129721Author Russ RamseyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 139g -
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
RRP: £30.00£22.55'An absorbing book, beautifully told and with the writer fully in command of a huge body of research' Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday There was an epic sweep to Michelangelo's life. At 31 he was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world;... -
The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle
RRP: £12.00£8.44A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'A great, thrusting codpiece of a book. It is big, bombastic and richly brocaded... A jewel in its own right' The Times 'Evokes the painter and his world as vividly as a Holbein masterpiece. Beautifully written and... -
Pieter Bruegel and the Idea of Human Nature by Elizabeth Alice Honig
RRP: £14.95£10.9216th-century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder redefined how people perceived human nature. Bruegel turned his critical eye to mankind's labours and pleasures, its foibles and rituals of daily life. Portraying landscapes, peasant life and biblical... -
Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance by Tom Nichols
RRP: £35.00£34.15Titian's works are often seen as embodying the famous tradition of Venetian Renaissance painting. But how 'Venetian' was Titian, and can his unique works be taken as truly representative of his adoptive city? This comprehensive new study, covering... -
The Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari 9780199537198
RRP: £10.99£7.77Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Renaissance art. Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto, who... -
Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe by Mary D Garrard 9781789147773
RRP: £14.95£10.92Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the pre-modern era. Her art addresses issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women's problematic access to political power. Her forceful paintings with their vigorous female... -
Northern Renaissance Art by Susie Nash 9780192842695
RRP: £23.49£17.44This book offers a wide-ranging introduction to the way that art was made, valued, and viewed in northern Europe in the age of the Renaissance, from the late fourteenth to the early years of the sixteenth century. Drawing on a rich range of sources, from... -
The Wolf Hall Picture Book by Hilary Mantel
RRP: £20.00£13.74A photography book that is a vital accompaniment to the many fans of Hilary Mantel's bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy 'At the very beginning of the twentieth century, Zola said, ''In my view you cannot claim to have... -
Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine A. Johnson
RRP: £8.99£6.45Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works, such as the Last Supper fresco, or the monumental marble statue of David. But who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would... -
Michelangelo. The Graphic Work by Thomas Popper
RRP: £20.00£15.29Very few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). The nickname il divino ("the divine one") has been applied to him since the 1530s right through to today: his achievements as a sculptor,... -
Leonardo Da Vinci: His Life and Works in 500 Images by Rosalind Ormiston 9780754823261
RRP: £16.99£13.88This comprehensive new book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about Leonardo and to survey his greatest works in one beautifully illustrated collection. The first part contains a detailed exploration of Leonardo's life. It... -
Bellini and Giorgione in the House of Taddeo Contarini by Xavier F Salomon 9781913875442
RRP: £23.95£17.80The Three Philosophers by Giorgione (Italian, 1477 1510) in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and St. Francis in the Desert by Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1424/35 1516) in The Frick Collection, New York, are two of the most celebrated paintings of the... -
Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece by William E. Wallace 9780691195490
RRP: £25.00£19.59The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades-and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian RenaissanceAs he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were... -
Hieronymus Bosch Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston
RRP: £12.99£9.32Bosch lived and worked over 500 years ago in the Netherlands' town of 's Hertogenbosch, from which he takes his name. He is best known for his fantastical, wondrous art full of strange creatures both grotesque and heavenly. The work he has left behind... -
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance Dr Ross King 9781784709372
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally... -
The Sistine Chapel: History of a Masterpiece by Antonio Forcellino
RRP: £25.00£16.78The Sistine Chapel is one of the world's most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate its ceiling and walls are a testimony to the creative genius of the Renaissance. Two generations of artists worked at the heart of Christianity, over the... -
Van Eyck by Till-Holger Borchert
RRP: £15.00£11.36Often imitated but never equaled, Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) left an indelible impression on Renaissance art and paved the way for future realist painters. With its unprecedented precision and masterful use of color, Arnolfini Double Portrait, depicting... -
Studies in the History of the Renaissance by Walter Pater 9780199535071
RRP: £9.99£7.11'art comes to you professing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake' In Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), a diffident Oxford don produced an audacious and... -
Creation: Art from the Beginning by John-Paul Stonard
RRP: £30.00£7.47**SELECTED AS A BEST ART BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES** 'Stonard traverses the sweep of human history, moving between cultures and hemispheres ... His book consists of myriad flashes of brilliance and inventiveness' LITERARY REVIEW 'A... -
Between Renaissance and Baroque: Jesuit Art in Rome, 1565-1610 by Gauvin Alexander Bailey 9781442610309
£56.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442610309Author Gauvin Alexander BaileyFormat PaperbackImprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams)... -
Piero della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist by Machtelt Bruggen Israels 9781789143218
RRP: £17.95£13.32As one of the most innovative and enlightened painters of the early Italian Renaissance, Piero della Francesca knew how to capture the moment. He brought space, luminosity and unparalleled subtlety to painting, during an era that was aware it was forging...