Giotto to Dürer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery
Author: Dunkerton, JillBrand: Yale University PressBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 408Release Date: 25-05-1994Part Number: 227 b&w illustrations, 283 colour illustDetails: This beautiful book provides a survey of European painting in northern and southern Europe between 1260 and 1510. It is based largely on the collection of early Renaissance paintings in the National Gallery in London, one of the finest and most comprehensive collections in the world. In an extensive introduction the authors explain the background of religious belief and devotional practice for which many of the paintings were created and the secular requirements and ambitions that influenced them. They discuss the social context in which art was created and then displayed in the street, the palace, or the church, and they consider the role of the patron and the dealer. They describe the artist’s workshop, consider the role of apprentices and assistants, discuss the influence of guilds and courts, and explore