University of Virginia Library

Hartt's Two New Books
Trace Renaissance Art

The flowering of art which took
place during the Italian Renaissance
and one of the central figures of
that age Michelangelo are the
subjects of two recently-published
books by Frederick Hartt, Paul
Goodlock McIntire Professor of the
History of Art at the University.

"History of Italian Renaissance
Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture"
is the first comprehensive
attempt in English to trace the
development of the three major arts
in Italy during the Renaissance.
Works are examined in terms of
technical procedures as well as
contemporary social and political
history. The 731 black and white
illustrations and 80 colorplates
represent all major Italian artists of
the period as well as a number of
minor ones.

"Michelangelo: the Complete
Sculpture" is the second in a series
on that artist's work by Mr. Hartt.
The first volume dealt with Michelangelo's
paintings; the third will
deal with his drawings. In this
volume, Michelangelo's sculptural
style is studied in terms of his
attitude toward marble, his unusual
technical procedures and his emotional
obsession with tools. The
illustrations, 314 black and white,
18 colorplates, constitute the
largest body of Michelangelo's
sculpture ever compiled in a single
volume.

Both books, for general readership,
are published by Harry N.
Abrams of New York. "History of
Italian Renaissance Art" is being
distributed as a textbook by Prentice-Hall
Inc.