Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy

Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy PDF Author: Francis William Kent
Publisher: Clarendon Press
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Book Description
Patronage, in its broadest sense, has been established as one of the dominant social processes of pre-industrial Europe and has more recently been examined by historians as a comprehensive system of patron-client structures which permeated society and social relations. Focusing specifically on the city of Florence, these essays explore the new understanding of Renaissance Italy as a 'patronage society.'