Renaissance Venice and the North examines the interactions between Renaissance artists, musicians, and intellectuals in Venice and in northern Europe, and how the distinctive styles of each area had a lasting effect on the other." "Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, this catalogue contains the most recent scholarship on the dialogue between Venetian and northern artists that produced an abundance of art during the period.

The size and scope of this volume are unsurpassed, making it the most valuable illumination of Renaissance Venice.
Over 700 wonderful reproductions capture the achievements of such artists as Cranach, Dürer, Titian and Bellini. Essays by an international panel of experts analyse the cultural and artistic crosscurrents between Renaissance artists, musicians and intellectuals in Venice and Northern Europe, revealing how both areas' distinctive styles had a lasting effect on each other while maintaining their own character. This vital dialogue produced an abundance of brilliant, forward-looking art.

Review:
This is the quintiessential ,most thorough, book on the subject of the interaction between Dutch & Flemish artists & Venetian/ artists & their mutual influences on each other in the 15th/16th centuries . Although it is 15 yrs old, to my knowledge, there has not been a been a better book on this subject done since. Each entry is comprehensive & written for the scholar as well as the dilettante. The illustrations are excellent & in color & related works are shown for each entry.