Art & Visual Culture 1100-1600: Medieval to Renaissance

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Art & Visual Culture 1100-1600: Medieval to Renaissance
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Kim Woods
By (author) Tate Publishing
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 287,Width 215
Category/GenreByzantine and medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400
Renaissance art
ISBN/Barcode 9781849760935
ClassificationsDewey:709.02
Audience
General
Illustrations 255 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Tate Publishing
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publication Date 1 July 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The first of three text books, published in association with the Open University, which offer an innovatory exploration of art and visual culture. Through carefully chosen themes and topics rather than through a general survey, the volumes approach the process of looking at works of art in terms of their audiences, functions and cross-cultural contexts. While focused on painting, sculpture and architecture, it also explores a wide range of visual culture in a variety of media and methods. "1000-1600: Medieval to Renaissance" includes essays on key themes of Medieval and Renaissance art, including the theory and function of religious art and a generic analysis of art at court. Explorations cover key canonical artists such as Simone Martini and Botticelli and key monuments including St Denis and Westminster Abbey, as well as less familiar examples.

Author Biography

Kim Woods is a senior lecturer at Britain's Open University and a specialist in northern European late Gothic sculpture.