Italian Art. 1000 Years of History

A new book by Antonio Paolucci — a famous art historian who studied under the maestro Roberto Longhi, was the director of the Vatican Museums, the Minister of Cultural Heritage of Italy, and has written numerous books on Renaissance art.

More than 180 full-color illustrations of masterpieces of high quality.

Before you is a beautifully illustrated book in which the author discusses how Italian art has developed over a thousand years, the key events in its history, and the main masterpieces.

The author talks about Giotto and Michelangelo, Leonardo and Bernini, Gothic and Futurism, the frescoes of medieval cathedrals and the avant-garde, and concludes this short but grand journey through art in the 21st century.

"Italian Art. 1000 Years of History" opens a new series from the SLOVO publishing house dedicated to significant events in the art history of different countries over the millennia. The next books in the series will focus on the history of art in China, India, and Russia.