Renaissance Portraits

With almost 300 pages of outstanding reproductions, this visual survey of Renaissance portraiture includes some of the most famous paintings in European art, among them Leonardo's Mona Lisa, the Arnolfini Portrait by Van Eyck, Henry VIII by Holbein and Bronzino's portrayal of the young Bia de' Medici. Seven sections cover the portrait in 15th century Florence, Venice, Lombardy and Emilia, 16th century Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain. With short introductions and quotations from art history in English, German, French and Dutch. - See more at: http://www.psbooks.co.uk/products/arts/art/item/renaissance-portraits#sthash.wZnWiYvz.dpuf