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A History of the Renaissance with Jonathan Jones
A History of the Renaissance with Jonathan Jones
Esteemed art critic and author Jonathan Jones sits down with Joe Hage to discuss his 2023 publication, Earthly Delights: A History of the Renaissance.
Offering a fresh take on the history of Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, Jones uses well-known icons of Renaissance art such as Michelangelo’s David alongside surprising works from the period, such as Martin Schongauer’s print, The Temptations of St. Anthony to delve into an entertaining social history of the time. Why was there suddenly so much nudity in art? What made Renaissance artists so special? And how did the theory of perspective change the way art held a mirror up to the world?
Time Period:
17th century
Jonathan Jones is art critic for the Guardian newspaper. His books include The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel that Defined the Renaissance, The Loves of the Artists: Art and Passion in the Renaissance, Sensations: The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy and Artemisia Gentileschi. Jones was a member of the jury for the 2009 Turner Prize, has appeared in the BBC programmes Private Life of a Masterpiece and Art That Made Us, and was Series Consultant for BBC2’s Civilisations.
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