Art Patronage, Family, and Gender in Renaissance Florence: The Tornabuoni

ISBN-13: 9781108416054 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 446 str.

Maria Deprano

Opis

This book examines a Renaissance Florentine family's art patronage, even for women, inspired by literature, music, love, loss, and religion.

Recenzje

'… represents a thoughtful, important move in this direction. I sincerely hope she will be followed by others.' Jane Tylus, Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Spis treści

1. Introducing a family: The Tornabuoni; 2. Honoring a sister: Domenico Ghirlandaio's portrait of Lucrezia Tornabuoni; 3. Immortalizing a family: the Tornabuoni family medals by Niccolò Fiorentino; 4. Praising a bride: Niccolò Fiorentino's medals for Giovanna degli Albizzi; 5. Complimenting a new couple: Ghirlandaio-School Spalliere for Lorenzo and Giovanna; 6. Commemorating the family: the Tornabuoni Chapel at Santa Maria Novella; 7. Memorializing a lost wife: Ghirlandaio's paintings for Giovanna degli Albizzi; 8. Celebrating a second marriage: Botticelli's frescoes for the Tornabuoni Villa; 9. Continuing the tradition: Lorenzo's sons as art patrons; 10. Conclusion; Appendix A. Giovanni Tornabuoni's letters to Lucrezia Tornabuoni; Appendix B. Tornabuoni inventory bibliography; Index.