WITH AND WITHOUT THE MEDICI by Eckart Marchand (Editor), Alison Wright (Editor) ( 9781859284230 )

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WITH AND WITHOUT THE MEDICI
STUDIES IN TUSCAN ART AND PATRONAGE, 1434-1530

By:

Eckart Marchand (Editor), Alison Wright (Editor)

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185928423X

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9781859284230

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

17 December, 1998

Pages:

202

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The six studies in this volume investigate the evidence for patronal interests expressed in a variety of commissions by different social groups and consider how far Medici acrtivity as patrons can be considered paradigmatic.

Synopsis:

Medici dominance in the political and cultural life of Italy, and of Florence in particular has been well explored. Previous patronage studies have shown how the Medici invested great wealth in both private and public art and how the skills of Florentine artists and their products were an important part of the self-representation of Florence and the Medici in Italy and abroad. The six studies in this volume investigate the evidence for patronal interests expressed in a variety of commissions by different social groups and consider how far Medici activity as patrons can be considered paradigmatic. In examining the language in which the work was commissioned and received, the scholars explore the way the work of art reflects the patron's needs, interests or allegiance. New evidence is presented of aspects of the relationship between the patron and artists. Topics covered include commissions for the religious and secular decoration of Florentine villas, the activities and aspirations of Florentine nuns, the early practice of collecting, and the artist's response to the patron's needs through the formal qualities of the works of art.The volume is introduced by Eckart Marchand and Alison Wright who provide an invaluable historical overview of the present state of studies in Italian and especially Tuscan Renaissance art patronage.

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Includes 79 b&w illustrations

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Ashgate Publishing Limited

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