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| Title: | Patronage & Dynasty
: The Rise of the della Rovere in Renaissance Italy |
| Author: | Ian F Verstegen (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1931112606 : 9781931112604 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x255mm |
| Pages: | 210 |
| Weight: | .714 Kg. |
| Published: | Truman State University Press - December 2006 |
| List Price: | 36.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Italy: Family history: Art funding; patronage & sponsorship |
This collection of essays offers a thorough study of the patron-artist relationship through the eyes of one of early modern Italy's most powerful and influential historical families. Contributors present a longitudinal study of the della Rovere family's ascent into Italian nobility. They were a family of popes, cardinals, and powerful dukes who financed some of the world's best known and greatest artwork. These essays explore the issues of identity and its maintenance, of carving a permanent spot for a family name in a rapidly changing atmosphere. Although these studies depart from art patronage, they uncover how the della Rovere family constituted their identity.
