Accounts by early viewers -- Vasari's lives and other early art histories -- Patrons, commissions, and contracts -- Subject matter and Renaissance art theory --

"Many famous artworks of the Italian Renaissance were made to celebrate love, marriage, and family. They were the pinnacles of a tradition, dating from early in

This book presents a new perspective on the Italian Renaissance court by examining the circulation, collection and exchange of art objects.

This important and innovative book examines artists' mobility as a critical aspect of Italian Renaissance art. It is well known that many eminent artists such a

The altarpiece is one of the most distinctive and remarkable art forms of the Renaissance period. It is difficult to imagine an artist of the time--whether pain