The number and caliber of artists who worked in Italy during the Renaissance is truly awe inspiring, as is evident in this chronological overview of the major painters and their most important works. Beginning with Masaccio in the early Quattrocento, it guides the reader through the entire period up until Mannerism. With concise and fact-filled texts referring constantly to the images shown, this guide also provides a brief biography of each artist linking their work to their life and times.