The new art of the fifteenth century: faith and art in Florence and the Netherlands

Abstract

"A synthesis of the early Renaissance, considering Florentine and Netherlandish art as a single phenomenon resulting from a shared Christian culture"--

Contents

Introduction -- Part I The Emergence of the New Art -- 1. The Sculpture of Sluter and Donatello -- 2. Masaccio's Trinity and Van Eyck's Rolin Madonna -- 3. The Brancacci Chapel -- 4. The Ghent Altarpiece -- Part II Scenes from the Life of Christ -- 5. The Annunciation -- 6. The Adoration of the Shepherds -- 7. The Adoration of the Magi -- 8. The Passion.