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This book is an easy to read, informative guide of one of the richest periods in art history. It begins with an introduction to the history of art from the Stone Age to the Late Middle Ages. It goes on to describe the cultural phenomenon known as the Renaissance and chronicles some of the advancements of painting, sculpture and architecture. You'll get a look at 18 of the Renaissance's most notable artists: Arcimboldo, Bosch, Botticelli, Bramante, Bruegel, Brunelleschi, Correggio, Donatello, Durer, Fouquet, Giorgione, Grunewald, Holbein, Leonardo, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian, their artwork. You'll find out why they were masters of the arts, and how they helped shape art as we know it today. Contents Introduction- What is Art? Part I- Early Art Cave Paintings Art From The Early Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome Early Eastern Art Part II- The Middle Ages Europe Between the Romans and the Renaissance The Black Death and the Danse Macabre Religious Art and the Middle Ages Part III- The Renaissance A Period of Rebirth Painting Sculpture Architecture Part IV-The Masters of the Renaissance Giuseppe Arcimboldo Hieronymus Bosch Sandro Botticelli Donato Bramante Fillipo Brunelleschi Pieter Bruegel the Elder Antonio da Correggio Donatello Albrecht Durer Jean Fouquet Giorgione Matthias Grunewald Hans Holbein the Younger Leonardo da Vinci Andrea Mantegna Michelangelo Buonarroti Raphael Sanzio Titian Part V- Conclusions The Baroque and Beyond The Future of Art Glossary Index of Illustrations

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