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1	The Renaissance more books like this by Walter Pater add to wishlist Introduction by Lawrence Evans. Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the 'holy writ of beauty'. Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. The book strongly influenced art ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry more books like this by Walter Pater add to wishlist "The Renaissance" is a strikingly original and influential collection of essays in which Walker Pater gave memorable expression to an aesthetic view of life. It has never before been published in a scholarly edition. Donald L. Hill reproduces Pater's text of 1893, with a record of all verbal variations in other editions, from the early magazine ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Cosimo de Medici and the Florentine Renaissance: The Patrons Oeuvre more books like this by Dale Kent add to wishlist A comprehensive examination of the whole body of works of art and architecture commissioned by Cosimo de'Medici and his sons. Recurrent themes in the commissions indicate the main interests to which Cosimo's patronage gave visual expression. see all copies from $24.00! new only from $55.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Renaissance Rereadings: Intertext and Context more books like this by Maryanne Cline Horowitz (Editor), Anne J Cruz (Editor), Wendy A Furman (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Portrayal of Love: Botticelli's Primavera and Humanist Culture at the Time of Lorenzo the Magnificent more books like this by Professor Charles Dempsey add to wishlist Widely acknowledged as a prime manifestation of Florentine humanist culture under Lorenzo de'Medici, Botticelli's "Primavera" cannot be fully interpreted without considering the poetics that expressed the Laurentian cultural program and, in turn, the Renaissance itself. In this analysis, Charles Dempsey examines the poetry written by Lorenzo and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $99.59! \| first editions
6	Sexuality and Gender in Early Modern Europe: Institutions, Texts, Images more books like this by James Turner add to wishlist This exploration of sexuality and gender in Renaissance art and literature starts from an assumption that would have seemed unthinkable a generation ago: that the 'natural' phenomena of sex, gender and subjectivity are constructed rather than essentially biological or fixed. The essays rise to the challenge of producing a new post-Foucaultian ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.85! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature more books like this by William R Newman add to wishlist "In Promethean Ambitions", William R. Newman uses alchemy as a means to discuss the thinning boundary between the natural and the artificial. Focusing primarily on the period between 1200 and 1700, Newman examines the labors of pioneering alchemists and the impassioned - and often negative - responses to their efforts. Newman also shows that ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $21.82! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Luxury Arts of the Renaissance more books like this by Marina Belozerskaya add to wishlist Today we associate Renaissance arts with painting, sculpture, and architecture. Yet gem-studded goldwork and richly embellished armor; splendid tapestries, embroideries, and textiles; ephemeral multimedia spectacles; and other opulent creations were consistently more celebrated by contemporaries. Thus, Isabella d'Este, Marchesa of Mantua, ... see all copies from $37.44! new only from $37.44!
9	The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance more books like this by P. L. Jacob add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.95!
10	Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons in Renaissance and Baroque Art more books like this by Annette Dixon add to wishlist A fascinating examination of a variety of female archetypes, from seductress to warrior, as represented in more than 90 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and decorative-arts pieces from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $13.99!
11	Viewer as Poet more books like this by Norman E Land add to wishlist In "The Viewer as Poet", Norman Land provides a comprehensive survey of ekphrasis in literature and art criticism from antiquity through the Renaissance. Land demonstrates that Renaissance art criticism assimilated the poetic tradition of ekphrasis while maintaining its function of analysing works of art. Broadly speaking, the book shows that ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $49.41! \| first editions
12	From the Renaissance to Romanticism: Trends in Style in Art, Literature, and Music 1300-1830 more books like this by Frederick B Artz add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
13	Concepts of Beauty in Renaissance Art more books like this by Francis Ames-Lewis (Editor), Mary Rogers (Editor) add to wishlist For Jacob Burckhardt, wrting "The Civilisation of the Renaissance" in Italy in 1860, artistic purpose and commitment to beauty were defining characteristics of Italian Renaissance culture. Burckhardt's analysis has been widely accepted but little has been done to define the Renaissance concept of beauty. In this volume, 15 contributing scholars ... see all copies from $29.70! new only from $46.91!
14	Four stages of Renaissance style; transformations in art and literature, 1400-1700. more books like this by Wylie Sypher add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15	Four Stages of Renaissance Style more books like this by Wylie Sypher add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! new only from $45.06! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Rule of Art: Literature and Painting in the Renaissance more books like this by Clark Hulse add to wishlist What do Renaissance poetry and painting have in common? What are the social, ideological, and aesthetic bases for the links between them? And what role do those links play in creating the humanistic culture that still has power over us today? These are the questions Clark Hulse takes up in this sophisticated interdisciplinary study of Renaissance ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $56.00! \| first editions
17	Henry, Prince of Wales, and England's Lost Renaissance more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist see all copies from $10.71! new only from $84.50! \| first editions
18	Walter Pater's Renaissance more books like this by Paul Barolsky add to wishlist This volume contains Walter Pater's essays on cross-disciplinary art, criticism and literature. see all copies from $9.90! new only from $54.60! \| first editions
19 view cover	Michelangelo's Nose: A Myth and Its Maker more books like this by Paul Barolsky add to wishlist An exploration of the ways in which Michelangelo created himself. "Often whimsical, yet deeply erudite, Barolsky's treatment of Michelangelo's nose as the center of his autobiography, self-creation, and iconography is a stimulating and suggestive book"-Lectura Dantis "What gives such sparkle to Barolsky's account is its constant movement to very ... see all copies from $28.99! new only from $28.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	The European Renaissance 1400-1600 more books like this by Robin Kirkpatrick add to wishlist With Italy at its centre, but encompassing the whole of Renaissance Europe, this evocative history challenges some of the popularly-held views on the Renaissance period. In particular, whilst always acknowledging the brilliance and exhuberance of Renaissance culture, Robin Kirkpatrick draws equal attention to the strangeness and often unresolved ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $32.95! \| first editions
21	Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art more books like this by Carolyn C. Wilson, National Gallery of Art add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $19.74!
22	The Triumph of Humanism: A Visual Survey of the Decorative Arts of the Renaissance more books like this by Ian M. White (Editor), Graeme Keith (Editor), D. Graeme Keith add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! first editions
23 view cover	Blood, Milk, Ink, Gold: Abundance and Excess in the French Renaissance more books like this by Rebecca Zorach add to wishlist France is not known for its Renaissance art or artists, but French monarchs in the sixteenth century believed they were the heirs of the Roman Empire and produced a magnificent array of visual arts to express and support this presumed ascendancy. With an unparalleled interdisciplinary approach, Rebecca Zorach examines the rich visual culture of ... see all copies from $37.00! new only from $37.00! \| SVS
24	The Pilgrimage of Life more books like this by Samuel Claggett Chew add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00! first editions
25	The Renaissance Imagination: Essays and Lectures more books like this by D J Gordon add to wishlist see all copies from $5.73! new only from $48.00! \| first editions

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