Renaissance women patrons
Subtitle: wives and widows in Italy c.1300-c.1550
By: Catherine King.
Publisher: Manchester U.P.
Published: 1998
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Description: A study of the commissioning powers of a large group of Italian laywomen, surveying the kinds of art and architecture they could commission. By probing how far female patrons could express any non-conformist views or play unexpected roles in their art, she builds up a picture of the factors which made it possible for women to act as patrons.
Notes: Undergraduate Professional & Scholarly.