{"product_id":"renaissance-dogs-a-litter-of-pups-mutts-and-hounds-hardcover-by-taylor-wagmore","title":"Renaissance Dogs: A Litter of Pups, Mutts, and Hounds (Hardcover) by Taylor Wagmore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDelight in over 100 hilarious depictions of man’s best friend—from sweetly puppish to downright demonic—produced between 1400–1700 by the Renaissance’s greatest painters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur four-legged friends have witnessed the creation of some of history’s greatest works: Shakespeare’s plays, da Vinci’s masterpieces, the Sistine Chapel, the first printed book, and even the flushable toilet. Behind the achievements of every great innovator is their dog: sometimes enthusiastically looking on, at other times asleep. Or chewing a bone. Or sniffing another dog’s bum...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRenaissance Dogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e celebrates not just the delightfully odd-looking doggy depictions of the era but also our insistence on ensuring our furry friends’ place in history alongside our own. This carefully curated, full-color compendium of over 100 canine portraits immortalizes a wide array of pups, from the creepily humanoid dogs of the early Renaissance period (painted by artists who, clearly, had never seen a dog in their life) to the beautifully rendered canines of the Enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnjoy a humorous peek into Renaissance art and literature with witty captions, interesting dog facts, and excerpts from famous literary works accompanying astoundingly funny portrayals of our favorite canine companions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South \u0026 Pine and Blue Apple Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48391257817329,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/9757\/8890\/files\/renaissance.jpg?v=1783635457","url":"https:\/\/shopsouthandpine.com\/products\/renaissance-dogs-a-litter-of-pups-mutts-and-hounds-hardcover-by-taylor-wagmore","provider":"South \u0026 Pine and Blue Apple Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}