Giotto to Dürer

A survey of European painting between 1260 and 1510, based on the National Gallery's broad Collection.

    The authors explain the circumstances in which the art was created, how it was displayed and how it was affected by the requirements of the patron or market. The book also supplies the first full modern account of the materials, techniques and workshop practice of the early Renaissance artist.

    Seventy of the finest and best-known paintings in the National Gallery are examined in detail, including   masterpieces by Duccio, Van Eyck, Mantegna, Piero della Francesca, Bouts, Bellini, Memling, Raphael and Leonardo.

  'What makes this book so good is the quantity and quality of information provided.' Eric Gibson, The Washington Times.  

The authors are all National Gallery staff.