{"product_id":"masters-of-venice-renaissance-painters-of-passion-and-power-9783791351681","title":"Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeaturing fifty masterworks by Mantegna  Giorgione  Titian  Veronese  and Tintoretto  this stunning book examines the brilliant painters who transformed the art of Renaissance Venice. Among the singular moments in the evolution of Western art  the Venetian Renaissance forged an artistic vocabulary of dazzling virtuosity. Celebrating the poetic potential of color and beauty observed in nature  Venetian painters of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries transcended the spatial  textural  and emotional realism of their predecessors to create works unsurpassed in their sensual depictions  velvety surfaces  and unique and glorious treatment of light. Focusing on canonical works from Viennas Kunsthistorisches Museum (one of the worlds four great imperial museums  along with the Hermitage  the Louvre  and the Prado)  this books lavish illustrations and illuminating essays offer a rich introduction to the treasures of the Venetian Renaissance. Among the spectacular artworks are Mantegnas tortured Saint Sebastian  Titians enigmatic Bravo (The Assassin) and sumptuous Dane  and a rare group of paintings by the elusive Giorgione  including Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura) and The Three philosophers. The book also includes exemplary works by Veronese  Palma ecchio  Bordone  and Bassano  among others  revealing the full range of Venetian accomplishment in the Renaissance era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960464334901,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791351680","price":21.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791351681.jpg?v=1788288037","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/masters-of-venice-renaissance-painters-of-passion-and-power-9783791351681","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}