{"product_id":"sacred-landscapes-nature-in-renaissance-manuscripts","title":"Sacred Landscapes: Nature in Renaissance Manuscripts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBryan C. Keene and Alexandra Kaczenski\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistant blue hills, soaring trees, vast cloudless skies—the majesty of nature has always had the power to lift the human spirit. For some it evokes a sense of timelessness and wonder. For others it reinforces religious convictions. And for many people today it raises concerns for the welfare of the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Renaissance, artists from Italy to Flanders and England to Germany depicted nature in their religious art to intensify the spiritual experience of the viewer. Devotional manuscripts for personal or communal use—from small-scale prayer books to massive choir books—were filled with some of the most illusionistic nature studies of this period. Sacred Landscapes, which accompanies an exhibition at the  J. Paul Getty Museum, presents some of the most impressive examples of this art, gathering a wide range of illuminated manuscripts made between 1400 and 1600, as well as panel paintings, drawings, and decorative arts. Readers will see the influence of such masters as Albrecht Dürer, Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, and Piero della Francesca and will gain new appreciation for manuscript illuminators like Simon Bening, Joris Hoefnagel, Vincent Raymond, and the Spitz Master. These artists were innovative in the early development of landscape painting and were revered through-out the early modern period. The authors provide thoughtful examination of works from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume was published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center October 10, 2017 through January 14, 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBryan C. Keene\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (he\/él\/they\/elle) is assistant professor of art history at Riverside City College and a former associate curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He specializes in codex cultures of a global Middle Ages and fantasy medievalisms. \u003c\/span\u003eAlexandra Kaczenski is a former graduate intern in the Department of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She completed an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, and specialized in Flemish  manuscript illumination at the Courtauld Institute of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e112 pages \u003cbr\u003e8 x 9 inches\u003cbr\u003e90 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-546-4\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50820174807179,"sku":"pfc1792579604299","price":17.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/5872\/7051\/files\/sacred-landscapes-nature-in-renaissance-manuscripts_1.jpg?v=1792579608","url":"https:\/\/steporadesign.shop\/products\/sacred-landscapes-nature-in-renaissance-manuscripts","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}