The Renaissance in Florence: A Panorama of a Civilization. - Lot 88

The Renaissance in Florence: A Panorama of a Civilization. Paris: Plon, n.d. (circa 1950–1960). An important overview of the artistic, intellectual, and political flourishing of Florence during the Quattrocento. Richly illustrated with over 300 color reproductions, it traces the rise of the city of the Medici, a major center of the Italian Renaissance. The book presents the leading figures who shaped this exceptional civilization—Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo—while exploring Florentine architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, and daily life. A wealth of illustrations accompanies a text designed to evoke the intellectual and artistic atmosphere of humanist Florence. A substantial hardcover volume from the publisher, illustrated in color.