Aztec art in Brussels, West African ivories in Antwerp… the great artists (D?rer, Bosch etc) were drawing on more than rediscovered classical texts. JJ considers the Renaissance as “a convulsion of the European mind at a moment of encounter with other cultures and other peoples.” Beautifully illustrated, wonderfully erudite.
Earthly Delights: A History of the Renaissance
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£30.00
Edition:Hardback978050002313619/10/2023
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Tags: Art History, Europe
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Great Pilgrimage Sites of Europe
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Translated from the German, this is a substantial book on the man who led Europe out of the Napoleonic chaos; the father of realpolitik, according to Kissinger.
Metternich: Strategist and Visionary
Hardback £32.00