Byzantium: from antiquity to the renaissance
Auteur :
Mathews, Thomas F.
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300167665
Date de publication :
3 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,5 cm
Poids :
476 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
With images culled from eleven hundred years of history, this title explores the Byzantine empire's vast range of artistic splendours that informed the art of modern Europe. It emphasizes that the Byzantines' interest in humanism and painting the human figure became the essential bridge between classical and renaissance Europe.