No book on art is more intelligent, more learned and unpretentious, or more infused with passion; it is a tremendously exciting education in art, history, society, the advancement of thought and craft -- in a word, in civilization.

For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the author has thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating all the significant new research and publications since the last major revision in 1970-2. This boxed set contains all three volumes of John Pope-Hennessy's work on Italian sculpture. Vol I covers the period from about 1150 to 1400. The sculptors dealt with include Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Arnolfo di Cambio, Andrea and Nino Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Jacopo della Quercia. The monuments illustrated include the great Pisano pulpits, the facades of the cathedrals of Siena, Florence and Orvieto, Milan Cathedral and S. Petronio at Bologna, the Scaliger tombs at Verona, the Angevin monuments in Naples and Ghiberti's famous door for the Baptistery in Florence. Volume II, spanning the 15th century, is dominated by the revolutionary genius of Donatello, whose work is illustrated. The author traces through this period the development, or revival of the free-standing statue, the relief, the bronze statuette, the equestrian monument and the portrait bust. Other great masters include Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio, Antonio Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano, Riccio, Francesco Laurana and Tullio Lombardo. Volume III, ranging from 1500 to the late-17th century, begins and ends with two outstanding personalities: Michelangelo and Bernini. Michelangelo forged a new and ideal style, the development of which is traced in the work of Andrea and Jacopo Sansovino, Benvenuto Cellini, Giambologna, Pietro Tacca, Leone Leoni, Alessandro Vittoria and others. The author also describes the artistic problems presented by the statue, relief, portrait, tomb and fountain in the 16th century, culminating in the dramatic innovations of Bernini which ushered in the Baroque style. Each volume consists of an illustrative exposition followed by full scholarly bibliographies, notes to the plates and full indexes. The new edition of this work provides an accessible introduction to the subject for scholars, students and all lovers of Italian art. At the same time its scholarly notes make it a valuable reference work. Each volume can be enjoyed in its own right.

《ITALIAN GOTHIC SCULPTURE Volume Ⅰ》

 Preface to the Fourth Edition

 Introduction

 Nicola Pisano

 Giovanni Pisano

 Arnolfo di Cambio

 Tino di Camaino

 Agostino di Giovanni

 and Giovanni di Agostino

 Lorenzo Maitani

 Andrea Pisano

 Nino Pisano

 Andrea Orcagna

 Giovanni di Balduccio

 Giovanni and Bonino da Campione

 Later Gothic Sculpture in Milan

 Venetian Gothic Sculpture

 Jacobello and Pierpaolo

 dalle Masegne

 Lorenzo Ghiberti

 Jacopo della Quercia

 Nanni di Banco

 Florentine Sculptors in North Italy

 The Sculpture of the Palazzo Ducale

 The Mascoli Master

 Bartolommeo Buon

 Notes on the Artists

 Index of Places

 General Index

 Photographic Acknowledgements

《ITALIAN GOTHIC SCULPTURE Volume Ⅱ》

《ITALIAN GOTHIC SCULPTURE Volume Ⅲ》