9780714838670: The Northern Renaissance

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{"authorDescription":"Jeffrey Chipps Smith","bookshot2d":null,"bookshot3d":null,"bookshot3dSquare":null,"categories":[],"date":"","editionId":10962,"guid":"4ed04cc3-c967-4286-9f4d-994b1183a1cd","images":[],"markets":{"AUD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"35.00","show":false},"CAD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"35.00","show":false},"EUR":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"24.95","show":false},"GBP":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"17.95","show":false},"TEST":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"0.00","show":false},"USD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"29.95","show":false}},"related":[],"sku":"9780714838670","source":"BOOKs","specifications":{"binding":"Paperback","colIlls":"210","extent":"448","language":"English","lenInch":"8 3/4","lenMm":"220","weightKilo":"0.88","widthInch":"6 1/4","widthMm":"160"},"status":false,"subtitle":"","title":"The Northern Renaissance","uri":"","webAuthorDescription":"Jeffrey Chipps Smith holds the Kay Fortson Chair in European Art at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include \u003ci\u003eGerman Sculpture of the Later Renaissance\u003c/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eSensuous Worship\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jesuits\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Early Catholic Reformation in Germany\u003c/i\u003e (2003).","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"\u003cp\u003eThis book comprises a rigorous and enchanting exploration of a highly innovative and exciting period of art following the careers of artists such as Van Eyck, Dürer and Holbein. Jeffrey Chipps Smith analyses key conceptual aspects of that period, such as the Protestant Reformation and the discovery of the Americas, offering the reader a penetrative insight into domestic, civic and court life as illustrated by some of the most exquisite artworks ever created. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years from 1380 to 1580, northern Europe witnessed a period of artistic innovation as dynamic as contemporary developments in Italy. Stimulated by the atmosphere of intellectual curiosity about the individual and the natural world, Northern Renaissance artists mastered the new techniques of oil painting and printmaking to produce some of the most exquisite art of all time. It was also a period of political, religious and social turmoil, which profoundly changed the patronage, production and subject matter of art. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt all levels of society art was a part of everyday life. Chipps Smith writes with tireless lucidity about these changes and the objects themselves. The works range from tapestries, altarpieces and illuminated manuscripts to churches, palaces and civic architecture. He discusses the audiences and functions of art from across nothern Europe, including not only Germany, France and the Low Countries, but also Britain and Austria. He explores major cultural and historic events such as the Protestant Reformation and the discovery of the Americas, to consider how they widened intellectual and religious horizons.  The result is a book that reveals, with passion and erudition, how the Northern Renaissance masters laid the foundations for the art of succeeding centuries. \u003c/p\u003e","webReviews":"\u003cp\u003e On the \u003cem\u003eArt \u0026amp; Ideas\u003c/em\u003e series\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;\u003cem\u003eArt \u0026amp; Ideas\u003c/em\u003e has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eSir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods... I am definitely not alone in welcoming \u003cem\u003eArt \u0026amp; Ideas\u003c/em\u003e as a precious set of teaching tools.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eJoachim Pissarro, Yale University\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Phaidon's series may prove to be the pick of the crop. It boasts expert but undogmatic texts and a wealth of illustrations.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n","webShortDescription":"An up-to-date survey of this dynamic period of artistic innovation."}