Hot Title: The Secret Language of the Renaissance

“...Bursting with color reproductions and diagrams, [this] lavish and instructive volume will delight art lovers and aspiring code breakers alike.” — Booklist

During the Renaissance, artists traditionally encoded meanings into symbols, some of which drew upon a traditional repertoire available to educated people in the era. These hidden messages—which ranged from the esoteric to the political to the religious—could be communicated in everything from the position of a hand to the placement of the sun and moon. The Secret Language of the Renaissance helps us discover them anew, as lecturer, author, and actor Richard Stemp introduces the art of reading these paintings. Read More…