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Global Interests

Renaissance Art Between East and West

Global Interests( )
Author: Jardine, Lisa
Brotton, Jerry
Series title:Picturing History Ser.
ISBN:978-1-86189-166-2
Publication Date:Apr 2003
Publisher:Reaktion Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $54.95
Book Description:

A radical and wide-ranging reassessment of Renaissance art which examines the ways in which European culture came to define itself culturally and aesthetically in the years 1450 to 1550. Lisa Jardine and Jerry Brotton present an account of the historical interactions between Eastern and Western cultures that examines portrait medals, tapestries and equestrian images.

Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Art / History / European / Renaissance
Art / European
History / Civilization
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 1.524 cm
Book Weight:0.501 Kilograms
Author Biography
Jardine, Lisa (Author)
Lisa Jardine was born in Oxford, England on April 12, 1944. She studied mathematics and English at university receiving a MA in the literary theory of translation from the University of Essex and a PhD from the University of Cambridge with a thesis on the scientific genius of Francis Bacon. She taught English at Warburg Institute, the University of Essex, Cornell University, Cambridge University, and Queen Mary and Westfield College.

She wrote several books during her lifetime including Francis Bacon: Discovery and the Art of Discourse, Ingenious Pursuits, Worldly Goods, Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West, and Temptation in the Archives: Essays in Golden Age Dutch Culture. Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory won the $75,000 Cundill International Prize in History in 2009. She received a Royal Society medal for popularizing science and was appointed CBE in 2005 for her contribution and commitment to state education. She died of cancer on October 25, 2015 at the age of 71.

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