The Flowering of the Renaissance

The Flowering of the Renaissance
Vincent Cronin

Now available as an ebook.Praise for The Flowering of The Renaissance:‘An evocative picture of Rome at the turn of the sixteenth century … the account of Michelangelo is particularly memorable. At the same time Mr Cronin places the Renaissance firmly in its historical, political and religious setting … The book is beautifully written, and in his discussion of such artists as Titian and Giorgione, Cronin shows a rare talent for describing and dissecting paintings.’ Observer‘It is Mr Cronin’s outstanding achievement to have given this truly chaotic period a form which makes it intelligible but without distorting its meaning through over-simplification.’ Daily Telegraph

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First published by Collins 1969

First issued in Fontana 1972

Copyright© Vincent Cronin, 1969

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Source ISBN: 9780006530435

Ebook Edition © JULY 2014 ISBN: 9780008106171

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Contents

Cover (#u7a2283c2-1998-5aac-b698-ac25138a86f3)

Title Page (#u71d48489-c1f5-53c4-bf54-41ef1af1103e)

Copyright (#ulink_476938eb-e74e-55ba-99a0-d7257e04e804)

Maps (#u6c919f26-55d0-5db3-bcd3-aa1e6dcc8d09)

Dedication (#ue3646d2f-c5eb-5a22-b984-d4f18642f869)

Prologue (#uc7719a31-7791-5013-b509-a5a9e42cf0ce)

1 The Awakening of Rome (#ulink_ae77ca24-7d9e-50fd-84c2-b598afe8e89e)

2 Julius II (#ulink_5072c75a-2d9b-5bc1-9188-4b7435b66c22)

3 After Caesar, Augustus (#ulink_65b621f3-1758-577c-85cf-110a5d3b5a57)

4 The Challenge from Germany (#ulink_4baea01b-488b-57b6-bc73-3f83829d308c)

5 The Courtier’s World (#litres_trial_promo)

6 The Growth of History (#litres_trial_promo)

7 All Things in Movement (#litres_trial_promo)

8 The Arts (#litres_trial_promo)

9 The Venetian Republic (#litres_trial_promo)

10 Venetian Architecture (#litres_trial_promo)

11 Venetian Painting (#litres_trial_promo)

12 The Response to the Crisis (#litres_trial_promo)

13 After the Crisis (#litres_trial_promo)

14 Sunset in Venice (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

Appendix A: Italian Currencies (#litres_trial_promo)

Appendix B: Character and an Anti-Classical Style (#litres_trial_promo)

Appendix C: The Whereabouts of Works of Art Mentioned in the Text (#litres_trial_promo)

Sources and Notes (#litres_trial_promo)

The Popes from 1450 to 1616 (#litres_trial_promo)

A Table of Dates (#litres_trial_promo)

Index (#litres_trial_promo)

Notes (#litres_trial_promo)