Sets Italian Renaissance art in context, and particularly those who commissioned the palaces and cathedrals, the paintings and sculptures. Spanning three centuries, this work covers not only Rome and Florence but also Venice, Assisi, Siena, Milan, Pavia, Padua, Mantua, Verona, Urbino and Naples.

Discussing the extraordinary range and variety of artistic production and patronage throughout Italy from the mid-13th century to 1600, the book covers both the major centres of Florence, Venice and Rome, and many other cities ranging from Assisi to Naples. The narrative brings to life the rich tapestry of Italian Renaissance society, even providing fascinating glimpses of daily life such as the food that people ate and how they entertained themselves. Innovative and scholarly, yet acceessibl and beautifully presented, Art in Renaissance Italy, Second Edition, is set to become a definitive work on this most significant era of Western culture.

Introduction Traditions and Innovations: The Thirteenth Century
Varieties of Style and Patronage: The Early Fourteenth Century
Art and Society: The Later Fourteenth Century
Images of Rulership and Authority: The Early Fifteenth Century
Local and Classical Traditions: The Mid-Fifteenth Century
Splendor and Magnificence: The Later Fifteenth Century
Rivaling Ancient Rome: The Early Sixteenth Century
Renewing the City: The Mid-Sixteenth Century
Innovation and Reform: The Later Sixteenth Century