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  • Communes and Despots in Medieval and Renaissance Italy

    by John E. Law ...
    Building on important issues highlighted by the late Philip Jones, this volume explores key aspects of the city state in late-medieval and Renaissance Italy, particularly the nature and quality of different types of government. It focuses on the apparently antithetical but often similar governmental forms represented by the republics and despotisms of the period. Beginning with a reprint of Jones ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Victorian and Edwardian Responses to the Italian Renaissance

    Edited by John E. Law, Lene Østermark-Johansen ...
    The historiography of the Italian Renaissance has been much studied, but generally in the context of a few key figures. Much less appreciated is the extent of the enthusiasm for the subject in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when the subject was 'discovered' by travellers and men and women of letters, historians, artists, architects and photographers, and by collectors on both sides of the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • The Italian Renaissance

    Culture and Society in Italy

    by Peter Burke ...
    In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions which existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and analyses the ways of thinking and seeing which characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity. Developing a distinctive sociological ... Read more

    $29.95 USD

  • The Last Leopard

    A life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

    by David Gilmour ...
    In 1957, Giuseppe Tomasi, the last Prince of the Sicilian Lampedusa family, died impoverished and unknown, leaving behind the manuscript of a book he had recently finished. The following year the book, The Leopard, was published in Italy and has since been widely translated and recognized as one of the great novels of the twentieth century. For over a quarter of a century, the reclusive man's ... Read more

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  • The Castrato and His Wife

    by Helen Berry ...
    The opera singer Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was one of the most famous celebrities of the eighteenth century. In collaboration with the English composer Thomas Arne, he popularized Italian opera, translating it for English audiences and making it accessible with his own compositions which he performed in London's pleasure gardens. Mozart and J. C. Bach both composed for him. He was a rock star of ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Delphi Complete Works of Artemisia Gentileschi (Illustrated)

    by Artemisia Gentileschi, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 34 - Delphi Masters of Art
    The Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi is considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following Caravaggio. In an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community or patrons, she was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence, achieving fame for her many depictions of strong female characters from ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Michelangelo

    His Epic Life

    by Martin Gayford ...
    At thirty one, Michelangelo was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world; long before he died at almost 90 he was widely believed to be the greatest sculptor or painter who had ever lived (and, by his enemies, to be an arrogant, uncouth, swindling miser).For decade after decade, he worked near the dynamic centre of events: the vortex at which European history was changing from ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • The History of Art in 50 Paintings (Illustrated)

    by Delphi Classics, Peter Russell ...
    Series Book 36 - Delphi Masters of Art
    This stunning eBook is a concise illustrated guide, evaluating the masterpieces that have changed the course of art as we know it. Whether an art novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this eBook offers you an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic artworks. Illustrated with over 500 full colour images, it builds upon Delphi’s groundbreaking Masters of Art Series — the world’s ... Read more

    $3.44 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delphi Complete Works of Giovanni Bellini (Illustrated)

    by Giovanni Bellini, Peter Russell ...
    Series Book 37 - Delphi Masters of Art
    Giovanni Bellini revolutionised Venetian painting, developing a more sensuous and colouristic style. Through his use of clear, slow-drying oil paints, Bellini created deep, rich tints and detailed shadings, producing sumptuous artworks that were significant to the Italian Renaissance, especially for his pupils Giorgione and Titian. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Garibaldi

    by Lucy Riall ...
    Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making of his cult, to assess its impact, and understand its surprising success.For thirty years Garibaldi was involved in every combative event in Italy. His greatest moment came in 1860, when he defended a revolution in ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Delphi Collected Works of Canaletto (Illustrated)

    by Canaletto, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 31 - Delphi Masters of Art
    The Venetian old master Canaletto achieved international fame for his landscapes, ‘vedute’, which were celebrated for their masterful expression of atmosphere. His detailed paintings of Venice, London and English country homes influenced succeeding generations of landscape artists. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Leonardo Da Vinci

    by Kenneth Clark, Martin Kemp ...
    A personally compelling introduction to Leonardo's genius, a classic monograph of Leonardo's art and his development. ... Read more

    $19.09 USD