Alexander Lee
The Ugly Renaissance
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099579472
- author:
- Alexander Lee
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Arrow
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 640
- Dimensions:
- 129mm X 198mm
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Renaissance, Reformation, Thirty Years War 1501-1750
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Ugly Renaissance by Alexander Lee A fresh perspective on one of history's most fascinating periods. Historian Alexander Lee reveals the darker side of the Renaissance, where artistic brilliance was matched by corruption, power struggles and excess. Behind the iconic works of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci lies a complex web of human frailty and moral compromise. Lee takes readers on a journey through the Italian past, uncovering the hidden realities beneath the surface of the period's most celebrated artworks. This is not a sanitized version of history, but a nuanced exploration of the flawed and tormented artists who created these sublime monuments.
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