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Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine A. Johnson

5.0

Geraldine Johnson (art historian, University of Oxford) introduces readers to Renaissance Art. Like other entries in the VSI series, this book is supercritical but incredibly helpful to anyone new to the field. The introduction sets up the reader to the historiography of Renaissance art history, following this with chapters dedicated to the altarpiece, narrative art, humanism and the influence of the Classical world, portraiture, women in the Renaissance, public squares and displays, and the impact of the Renaissance genius.