The eminent art historian Andr Chastel offers a fresh new introducion to the painting of the Italian Renaissance. All of the great masters of the period are treated here--Giotto, Duccio, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian among them. Enriched with 60 color plates and 140 black-and-white illustrations, this handsome book will delight anyone interested in the Italian Renaissance, its history, and its art.