‘Thoroughly dippable … the perfect bluffer’s guide to Renaissance art’ – V&A Magazine

‘Excellent … an extremely useful guide to the art and culture of the Renaissance in Italy … a perfect companion for gallery goers and art lovers’ – Good Book Guide

The perfect companion for art lovers and gallery-goers, filled with great masterpieces by such artists as Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna and Titian

180 works illuminate key ideas in Renaissance painting, from perspective and the golden section to grace and symbolism. In addition, there are brief biographies of the major artists.

As in the acclaimed and innovative How to Read a Painting, each spread uses an important work as a way to explain a key concept, with many large details.

The result is an original, accessible and affordable volume that offers an introduction into the art and culture of the Italian Renaissance.

Stefano Zuffi is an art historian and the author of several books on the art of the Italian Renaissance. He lives in Milan.

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Understanding Paintings: Bible Stories and Classical Myths in Art
How to Read a Painting: Decoding, Understanding and Enjoying the Old Masters
The Gallery Companion: Understanding Western Art
The Art of the Renaissance World of Art series
Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney
Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day