In this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of
cultural, artistic, and intellectual blossoming in Florence from 1400 to
1520--the period traditionally known as the Early and High Renaissance.
He looks at the city and its art with fresh eyes, presenting the
well-known within a wider context of cultural reference. Key works of
art--from painting, sculpture, and architecture to illuminated
manuscripts--by artists such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Botticelli, and
Brunelleschi are showcased alongside the unexpected and less familiar.