This enthralling book views the lives and greatest works of the Renaissance masters through the prism of their ardent rivalry. Rona Goffen, one of the most highly respected scholars of the Italian Renaissance today, brings Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian to life in this lively account of their passionate strivings to outdo both living competitors and the masters of antiquity.""Who would have thought that the serene masterpieces of the High Renaissance owed so much of their vitality to backstage brawling? Only ...
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This enthralling book views the lives and greatest works of the Renaissance masters through the prism of their ardent rivalry. Rona Goffen, one of the most highly respected scholars of the Italian Renaissance today, brings Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian to life in this lively account of their passionate strivings to outdo both living competitors and the masters of antiquity.""Who would have thought that the serene masterpieces of the High Renaissance owed so much of their vitality to backstage brawling? Only Rona Goffen knows enough to trace these labyrinthine rivalries. In her book the artists take on cinematic vitality, making us see the artifacts produced by such creative brawlers in entirely new ways. They are knockouts. So is her book."--Garry Wills"A handsome, copiously illustrated book."--"Virginia Quarterly Review" """This lively and appealing book is an important achievement. . . . Magnificently researched and handsomely produced, Renaissance Rivals advances the discussion of a central aspect of early modern culture. In doing so, it has no rivals."--Werner Gundersheimer, "American Scholar"
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Good. No jacket. Cover edges are lightly worn. Corners of spine are bumped, but binding is tight. Small stain on fore edge of text block, not visible on outer edges of pages. Pages are clean and unmarked.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. 521 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. New book, tight, clean, unmarked, unread. Not available from Yale UP.
