European Art of the Sixteenth Century National Hispanic Heritage Month Frederick-Augustus

Frederick-Augustus

350 b/w illustrations

ISBN 978-0-89236-249-3

Paul Getty Museum's groundbreaking 1999 exhibition Adriaen de Vries: Imperial Sculptor

European Art of the Sixteenth Century National Hispanic Heritage Month Frederick-AugustusStefano Zuffi In the sixteenth century the humanist values and admiration for classical antiquity that marked the early Renaissance spread from Italy throughout the rest of the continent, resulting in the development of a number of local artistic styles in other countries. Artists were highly valued and richly compensated during this period, with many receiving lucrative commissions from papal, royal, and private patrons. Among the sixty artists whose