Cole, Alison.

Art of the Italian Renaissance courts / Alison Cole. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c1995. - 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map, geneal. tables ; 24 cm.

"A perspectives book from Prentice Hall"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189) and index

The Renaissance court -- Art and princely "magnificence" -- The court artist -- Piety and propaganda: Naples under Alfonso of Aragon -- Arms and letters: Urbino under Federico da Montefeltro -- Local tradition and imported expertise: Milan and Pavia under Ludovico "Il Moro" -- Varieties of pleasure: Este Ferrara -- The art of diplomacy: Mantua and the Gonzaga -- Andrea Mantegna: court painter and painter-courtier -- Isabella d'Este: collecting for pleasure and prestige -- Continuity and adaptation

9780131343993 (pbk.) 0131343998 (pbk.) 9780131938311 0131938312


Art, Italian.
Art, Renaissance--Italy.
Art and state--Italy.
Art patronage--Italy.

709.4509024 / COL 1995