All about the "ideal beauty" pursued by the masters
Freed from the constraints of the Middle Ages, when the human body was considered vulgar and talking about it in public was taboo, Renaissance Italy became a place where people discussed the human body in public. At the same time, a diverse and rich view of women that was completely different from the traditional image of women developed, and had a major influence on the images of women painted by the masters. As a result, the Italian Renaissance is filled with a variety of female images, so much so that it is called the "age of women."
This book is a collection of paintings that introduces the full picture of the "ideal beauty" pursued by the masters of the Italian Renaissance, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, and Titian, with many large, beautiful illustrations.
In addition, the text delves into the social, art historical, and cultural historical background in simple language, and the detailed explanations of the works make the charm and essence of Renaissance paintings easy to understand and fun for the general reader.
