The wall paintings of Italy in the age of the Renais-sance have long fascinated art lovers everywhere.But those wishing to see these works for themselves today encounter a number of hurdles. Several of the picture cycles presented in this volume are in out-of-the-way spots rarely visited. In some ways, of course, this is a blessing, but arranging to visit them can be difficult. Many of the more famous cycles are undergoing restoration that could take dec-ades, so whether expert or layman, one is forced to consult a book of reproductions in order to see them in their entirety.

FOREWORD

LAVORARE IN MURO:A MYTHICIZED MEDIUM

TRENT(TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE)

CASTELLO DEL BUON CONSIGLIO

EAGLE'S TOWER/Painter unknown

MANTA(PIEDMONT)

CASTELLO DI MANTA

GREAT HALL/Circle of Giacomo jacquerio

URBINO(MARCHES)

ORATORY OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA

Lorenzo Salimbeni,jacopo salimbeni,Antonio Alberti

GALATINA(APULIA)

SANTA CATERINA

Apulian school of the followers of Ottaviano Nelli

FLORENCE(TUSCANY)

SANTA MARIA DEL CARMINE

BRANCACCI CHAPEL/Masolino da panicale,Masaccio,Filippino Lippi

ROME(LATIUM)

SAN CLEMENTE

CHAPEL OF CARDINAL BRANDA CASTIGLIONE

Masolino da Panicale and workshop,Masaccio

CASTIGLIONE OLONA(LOMBARDY)

BAPTISTERY

Masolino da Panicale

CASTIGLIONE OLONA(LOMBARDY)

COLLEGIATA

CHOIR VAULTING/Masolino da Panicale

MONZA(LOMBARDY)

CATHEDRAL OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA

TOMB CHAPEL OF THE LANGOBARD QUEEN THEODOLINDA

Franceschino,Gregorio,and Giovanni Zavattari

SIENA(TUSCANY)

HOSPITAL OF SANTA MARIA DELLA SCALA

PELLEGRINAIO/Domenico di Bartolo,Il Vecchietta,Priamo della Quercia

VATICAN CITY

PALAZZO VATICANO

CHAPEL OF NICHOLAS V/Fra Angelico and workshop

AREZZO(TUSCANY)

SAN FRANCESCO

CHOIR CHAPEL/Bicci di Lorenzo,Piero della Francesca

FLORENCE(TUSCANY)

SANT'APOLLONIA

REFECTORY/Andrea del Castagno

FLORENCE(TUSCANY)

VILLA CARDUCCI IN LEGNAIA AND GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI

Andrea del Castagno

MONTEFALCO(UMBRIA)

MUSEO COMMUNALE OF SAN FRANCESCO

PRATO(TUSCANY)

CATHEDRAL OF SANTO STEFANO

CHOIR CHAPEL/Filippo Lippi,Fra Diamante di Feo

FLORENCE(TUSCANY)

PALAZZO MEDICI-RICCARDI

CHAPEL OF THE MAGI/Benozzo Gozzoli

TORRECHIARA(EMILIA-ROMAGNA)

CASTELLO DI TORRECHIARA

GOLDEN ROOM/Benedetto and Bonifacio Bembo

SAN GIMIGANAO(TUSCANY)

SANT'AGOSTINO

MAIN CHOIR CHAPEL/Benozzo Gozzoli and workshop

SPOLETO(UMBRIA)

SANTA MARIA

CHOIR APSE/Filippo Lippi,Fra Diamante di Feo

FERRARA(EMILIA-ROMAGNA)

PALAZZO SCHIFANOIA

HALL OF THE MONTHS

Cosimo Tura,Francesco del Cossa,Ercole de'Roberti,Baldassare d'Este

MAP OF LOCATIONS OF THE FRESCO CYCLES

NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CHRONICLES OF DAMAGE,RESTORATION,AND DOCUMENTATION

LEGENDS INSCRIPTIONS,AND QUOTATIONS

INDEXEX