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Frederick Hartt's 'History of Italian renaissance art' has long been considered the best book ever written on this important period in Western Art. Comprehensive, well-illustrated and entertaining, it is also a model of clarity and scholarly precision. The revising author, David Wilkins, has remained sensitive to Hartt's vision and approach while drawing on the latest reasearch to bring the text up to date.

This is a jacket-less edition. The same edition with a jacket can be found here . Frederick Hartt's unrivaled classic is a dazzling journey through four centuries of Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture. Its sumptuous color illustrations, fine writing, and in-depth scholarship bring into focus all the elements of this extraordinarily creative period and the remarkable personalities who gave it life. Highlights of this Fifth Edition include: * a striking new design with more than half the artworks illustrated in full color * new views of frescoes and sculptures photographed in their original locations that offer a dynamic insight into the way the art was originally experienced * fresh views of great works of art that have been restored since the last edition * extended captions that identify Renaissance patrons and provide details about historical context, emphasizing how the art was created and why

This volume includes all of Michelangelo's paintings, as well as a selection of his work in sculpture and architecture. Numerous full-color details capture the works' staggering depth of meaning and magnificent beauty. Frederick Hartt, the great scholar of Italian Renaissance art, provides a fascinating account of Michelangelo's titanic genius.