History of Italian Art, Volume II

Peter Burke (Translated by), Burke (Author), Ellen Bianchini (Translated by), Claire Dorey (Translated by)

9780745617558, Polity Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 July 1996

512 pages
22.4 x 15 x 3.3 cm, 0.975 kg

"These well-chosen essays provide a comprehensive overview of Italian art." The Art Book Review

"Very useful essays here, and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading." The Oxford Art Journal

Published in two volumes, History of Italian Art provides a major history of Italian Art from antiquity to the present day. A distinguished group of cultural historians provide a comprehensive account of Italian "art" in the wider sense, examining not only painting and sculpture, but also photography and iconography, restorations and fakes, landscapes and writing.

1. The Periodization of the History of Italian Art: Giovanni Previtali.

2. The Iconography of Italian Art 1100-1500 - an Approach: Salvatore Settis.

Subject Areas: Art treatments & subjects [AG]