Editor’s Foreword
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
About the Author
Lilian H. Zirpolo is the founder of Zephyrus Scholarly Publications LLC, the editor of Notes on Early Modern Art Journal, President of the WAPACC Organization, and editor of the WAPACC’s Text and Studies Series. She is the author of several books and also published a number of articles, mainly on art patronage and collecting.
An update to the author's first edition, published by Scarecrow
(2008), this historical dictionary endeavors—in this age of the
internet—to provide an authoritative entry into one of the most
popular periods in art history. Independent scholar Zirpolo, an art
historian who specializes in the early modern period, provides a
condensed overview of the period and its key figures and
supplements the text with a chronology of important historical
events and a bibliography organized by theme and region. Entries
are brief and cross-referenced, with minimal black-and-white
illustrations. The author adds content and updates the entries and
bibliographies to reflect recent scholarship. The dictionary proper
was expanded to include additional minor artists and many from
areas outside Italy (notably Portugal) not included in the earlier
edition. Zirpolo broadly defines the Renaissance period as spanning
roughly 1250 to 1648, which allows her to account for regional
differences and cover a significant amount of material from the
Italian Baroque period, which may confuse some readers. The work's
60-page classified bibliography is rich with sources. . .
.[L]ibraries supporting programs in art history will want to
acquire this update and discard the older one. Summing Up:
Recommended. All academic audiences; general readers.
*CHOICE*
This new edition not only revises and expands the earlier entries,
but includes even more artists, especially from areas that were not
well represented in the first edition. . . .Among the more than 700
entries are ones on important paintings, themes, and buildings, but
the real strength of the book is found in the biographical entries
that explain the contributions of the gifted individuals who made
this historical period so artistically distinctive. . . .This is a
very useful resource to be used either as a stand-alone tool or in
conjunction with the many other reference books available on the
Renaissance. It is suitable for both general and expert readers in
academic, large public, and specialized reference collections.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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