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The ugly Renaissance: sex, greed, violence and depravity in an age of beauty
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New York : Doubleday, [2014].
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xii, 433 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, genealogical tables, map ; 25 cm.
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945.05 L477 2014
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Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance. Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become famous. But behind the vast explosion of new art and culture lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity, and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit. In this lively and meticulously researched portrait, Renaissance scholar Alexander Lee illuminates the dark and titillating contradictions that were hidden beneath the surface of the best-known artworks of the Renaissance.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-414) and index.
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Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance. Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become famous. But behind the vast explosion of new art and culture lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity, and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit. In this lively and meticulously researched portrait, Renaissance scholar Alexander Lee illuminates the dark and titillating contradictions that were hidden beneath the surface of the best-known artworks of the Renaissance.
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Lee, A. (2014). The ugly Renaissance: sex, greed, violence and depravity in an age of beauty. First American edition. New York, Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lee, Alexander. 2014. The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty. New York, Doubleday.

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Lee, Alexander, The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty. New York, Doubleday, 2014.

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Lee, Alexander. The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty. First American edition. New York, Doubleday, 2014.

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