Maria Deprano

Art Patronage, Family, and Gender in Renaissance Florence

The Tornabuoni

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines a Renaissance Florentine family's art patronage, even for women, inspired by literature, music, love, loss, and religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 264mm x 187mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 1110g
• ISBN-13: 9781108416054
• ISBN-10: 1108416055
• Artikelnr.: 48956974

Autorenporträt

Maria DePrano is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced. She has published articles in Viator, The Medal, and Renaissance Studies. Her work has been supported by fellowships from the Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, and the Fulbright Program.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing a family: The Tornabuoni
2. Honoring a sister: Domenico Ghirlandaio's portrait of Lucrezia Tornabuoni
3. Immortalizing a family: the Tornabuoni family medals by Niccolò Fiorentino
4. Praising a bride: Niccolò Fiorentino's medals for Giovanna degli Albizzi
5. Complimenting a new couple: Ghirlandaio-School Spalliere for Lorenzo and Giovanna
6. Commemorating the family: the Tornabuoni Chapel at Santa Maria Novella
7. Memorializing a lost wife: Ghirlandaio's paintings for Giovanna degli Albizzi
8. Celebrating a second marriage: Botticelli's frescoes for the Tornabuoni Villa
9. Continuing the tradition: Lorenzo's sons as art patrons
10. Conclusion
Appendix A. Giovanni Tornabuoni's letters to Lucrezia Tornabuoni
Appendix B. Tornabuoni inventory bibliography
Index.