The Renaissance Palace in Florence
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
Published: July 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780754660927
Subjects: Early Renaissance (c 1400-1500); European history: c 500 to c 1500; Palaces, chateaux, country houses; Urban communities; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Art; Architecture; Residential; Decoration & Ornament; European; Architecture, Renaissance; Florence; Italy; Palaces
Description: The author argues for a reassessment of the theory of magnificence in light of the related social virtue of splendour, demonstrating how magnificence, when applied to private palaces, extended beyond the exterior to include the interior as a series of spaces where virtuous 'splendid' expenditure could be displayed.