European Art of the Fifteenth Century Maps until its very name had

until its very name had entered everyday usage as a synonym for the bizarre

all from the collection of the Bodleian Library

2024 through April 13

this volume provides a fascinating view into the mysteries of the Middle Ages

Original paintings by award-winning artist Renée Graef playfully illustrate the book

European Art of the Fifteenth Century Maps until its very name hadThis beautifully illustrated guide analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of this early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the sixteenth century. Influenced by a revival of interest in Greco Roman ideals and sponsored by a newly prosperous merchant class, fifteenth century artists produced works of astonishingly innovative content and technique. The International Gothic style of