The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty

by Alexander Lee

Book Overview

The Ugly Renaissance is a delightfully debauched tour of the sordid, gritty reality behind some of the most celebrated artworks and cultural innovations of all time. Tourists today flock to Italy by the millions to admire the stunning achievements of the Renaissance--paintings, statues, and buildings that are the legacy of one of the greatest periods of cultural rebirth and artistic beauty the world has ever seen. But beneath the elegant surface lurked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345802926
• ISBN13: 9780345802927
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 8.0"