The Renaissance (Art in Detail) Book

Art in Detail: The Renaissance series takes a unique approach to illuminating, in close-up detail, the styles and techniques of the leading figures of the Renaissance. Using a series of die-cut windows, this book allows the reader to browse twenty of the most significant masterpieces—including Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and van Eyck's The Arnolfini Marriage—from a variety of angles and viewpoints.

• Each image is first looked at in full alongside the artist's biography and place in the genre's timeline
• Carefully positioned and reversible die-cut windows allow each image to be viewed as a spotlit and magnified detail with text summarizing the characteristic technique, tone, and colors of the artist's work.
• An innovative and irresistible art giftbook that reveals and revitalizes twenty significant paintings of the Renaissance.