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