For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the authoras thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating allhe significant new research and publications since the last major revisionn 1970-2.;This boxed set contains all three volumes of John Pope-Hennessy'sork on Italian sculpture. Vol I covers the period from about 1150 to 1400.he sculptors dealt with include Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Arnolfo diambio, Andrea and Nino Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Jacopo della Quercia.he monuments illustrated include the great Pisano pulpits, the facades ofhe cathedrals of Siena, Florence and Orvieto, Milan Cathedral and S.etronio at Bologna, the Scaliger tombs at Verona, the Angevin monuments inaples and Ghiberti's famous door for the Baptistery in Florence.;Volume II,panning the 15th century, is dominated by the revolutionary genius ofonatello, whose work is illustrated. The author traces through this periodhe development, or revival of the free-standing statue, the relief, theronze statuette, the equestrian monument and the portrait bust.

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