The Art of Italy

Italy for most people is a synonym for art as such, and the names of the titans of the Renaissance come to mind first for anyone, even an untrained lover of beauty. But Italian art is not just Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo; it is a vast, multifaceted world, a special laboratory of beauty and harmony, where the European aesthetic ideal has been formed over many centuries. You will learn about the history and main processes, about artists, architects, and sculptors, and of course, about the secret ingredients of culture that make it recognizable and original in this book.