An up-to-date survey of this dynamic period of artistic innovation.
Following the careers of Van Eyck, Durer and Holbein, the author examines their work in the context of historical events during their time, such as the Reformation and the discovery of the Americas.
Introduction; 1. Art, Artists and the Marketplace; 2. Court Art and the Ars Nova; 3. Art in the Cities; 4. Early Independent Portraiture and Domestic Art; 5. Private and Devotional Art; 6. Faith in Art; 7. The Art of Dying Well; 8. Prints; 9. The Knowledgeable Artist; 10. The Art of Nature and Human Nature; 11. Art and the Reformation; 12. Courts and Cities; Glossary; Brief Biographies; Key Dates; Map; Further Reading; Index