Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy

Patronage, in its broadest sense, has been established as one of the dominant social processes of pre-industrial Europe. While it has been traditionally viewed simply as the context for extraordinary artistic creativity, patronage has more recently been examined by historians and art historians alike 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, ' considering its implications for the study of art patronage and patron-client structures wherever they occur.

Author: F. W. Kent
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 09/03/1987
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.88w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780198219781

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