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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465102103321

Autore

Cole Alison

Titolo

Italian renaissance courts : art, pleasure and power / / Alison Cole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Laurence King Publishing, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-78067-985-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

709.45

Soggetti

Art, Renaissance - Italy

Courts - Italy - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro; Preface; Introduction: The Fifteenth-Century Renaissance Court; 1 Art and Princely 'Magnificence'; 2 The Court Artist; 3 Piety and Propaganda: Naples under Alfonso of Aragon; 4 Arms and Letters: Urbino under Federico da Montefeltro; 5 Varieties of Pleasure: Este Ferrara; 6 The Art of Diplomacy: Mantua and the Gonzaga; 7 Local Expertise and Foreign Talent: Milan and Pavia under Ludovico 'Il Moro'; Epilogue: A Grander Stage; Bibliography ; Picture Credits; Index