An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time help

A detail examination of the craftsmanship and lives of German woodcarvers from 1475 to 1525 discusses their artistic styles, techniques of carving, and place in

This groundbreaking book spans the fields of art history, material culture, and gender studies in its examination of a range of objects from Italian Renaissance

"Focuses primarliy on the social and historical context in which art was made and used"--Bibliographic essay (p. 326).

Between the 'Black Death' in the mid-fourteenth century and the French invasions at the end of the fifteenth, artists such as Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico,