Religious Art from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century

Renowned French art historian Emile Male selected passages from his series of definitive works on religious art in medieval France, Italy, Spain, Flanders and Germany, which are most significant and interesting for the general reader and arranged them in this compact and useful volume. He has provided transitional passages where necessary and has included updated footnotes and illustrations. Presents a summation that eloquently conveys an intimate picture of the French Middle Ages and the grandeur of the artistic Renaissance that accompanied the counter Reformation. This unique book, scholarly yet readable, condenses the essence of years of specialized research within a few pages.Male, Emile is the author of 'Religious Art from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756750336 and ISBN 0756750334.