Art and architecture have always been central to Venice but in the Renaissance period, they reached new heights when many of the city's new buildings, sculpture, and paintings took on highly original qualities. By adopting a chronological approach and devoting each chapter to a 25-year period, Tom Nichols presents a vivid and accessible study of Venetian Renaissance art that focuses on the artists. The book contains 129 color reproductions, including works by Bellini, Giorgione, Palladio, Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, as well as photographs of some of the city's most remarkable structures.