The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art

About this book

The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art provides unparalleled scope and depth in a field that has inspired and informed Western art for centuries. Drawing on the unsurpassed scholarship on the Renaissance in Northern Europe in The Dictionary of Art the Encyclopedia deals with all aspects of Northern Renaissance art ranging from artists architecture and patrons to the cities and centers of production vital to the flourishing of art in this period. It offers fully updated articles and bibliography as well as more than 500 illustrations maps drawings diagrams and color plates. Comprehensive and engaging this resource is an essential and accessible reference for students researchers and scholars researching in this important area.