Norbert Wolf Renaissance Cities All Books sku-643470136

Norbert Wolf's The Renaissance Cities (All Books, sku-643470136) examines why the Renaissance flourished in Italy for two centuries. It traces the revival of Classical art, science and scholarship alongside artists' use of scientific and mathematical principles to depict reality. By the late 15th century, Italy led Europe in painting, architecture and sculpture.

Wolf follows artistic work from Florence to Rome and Venice, with reproductions of works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian and others. He considers secular and religious patronage, city life, humanism, and the exchanges and rivalries among the three cities.