Main entry:

Białostocki, Jan.

Title & Author:

The Art of the Renaissance in Eastern Europe : Hungary, Bohemia, Poland / Jan Białostocki.

Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1976.

Description:

xxiv, 312 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

Series:

The Wrightsman lectures ; v. 8

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-306) and index.
[Table of Contents] -- List of Illustrations -- Photographic Acknowledgements -- Some Important Dates -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Humanism and Early Patronage -- CHAPTER 2: The Castle -- CHAPTER 3: The Chapel -- CHAPTER 4: The Tomb -- CHAPTER 5: The Town -- CHAPTER 6: Classicism, Mannerism and Vernacular -- Notes -- Illustrations -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"Little has been written about the influence of Italian Renaissance art in eastern Europe, even though the Florentine artists who were invited to Buda or Cracow brought with them a more refined and more original form of their art than the Lombards took to France and Germany. This handsome volume, which contains more than 350 illustrations, describes how Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland succumbed to the irrepressible new style. Concerned primarily with architecture, sculpture, and architectural decoration, Professor Białostocki concentrates on the direct impact of Tuscan and North Italian artists known to have worked in various eastern European cities and courts. Taking a functionalist approach, he considers the historical background of patronage and humanism, and he discusses the most typical artistic projects of the time: the castle, the chapel, the tomb, and the town. His concluding chapter deals with the period when late Renaissance, mannerism, and early baroque coexisted to form a hybrid style. A comprehensive bibliography offers previously uncollected material in several eastern European languages. An outstanding contribution to Renaissance studies, this book should not only encourage the exploration of new areas of comparative study but also make enlightening reading for nonexperts interested in the art of the Renaissance." -- Dust Jacket.

ISBN:

0801410088
9780801410086
0714817007
9780714817002

Subject:

Art, Hungarian.
Art, Renaissance Hungary.
Art, Czech.
Art, Renaissance Czechoslovakia.
Art, Polish.
Art, Renaissance Poland.
Art hongrois.
Art de la Renaissance Hongrie.
Art tchèque.
Art de la Renaissance Tchécoslovaquie.
Art polonais.
Art de la Renaissance Pologne.
Art, Renaissance
Kunst
Art Tchécoslovaquie.
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Böhmen
Osteuropa
Polen
Ungarn

Added entries:

Wrightsman lectures ; v. 8.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 62545
Call No.: 3039; ID:85-B7938
Status: Available