Die Italienische Plastik

A chronological survey of Italian sculpture from late antiquity through the Baroque that traces stylistic developments, materials, techniques, and external influences. It examines early Christian small-scale works and sarcophagus decoration, the impact of Byzantine ornament and Romanesque surface-patterning, and the gradual revival of figural realism leading through proto‑Renaissance and Trecento developments to the Early and High Renaissance and Baroque. Discussion highlights distinctive artists and regional tendencies, illustrates points with museum examples and plates, and closes with a systematic index of sculptors and works.