'Provides ample evidence of Naples's artistic importance. … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' A. L. Palmer, Choice
Introduction: Naples in myth and history Ronald G. Musto; 1. Giorgio Vasari's critique of art and patronage in Naples Thomas Willette; 2. Urban design and public spaces Anna Giannetti; 3. Ecclesiastical architecture and the religious orders Charlotte Nichols; 4. Patrons and paintings from the Anjou to the Spanish Hapsburgs Serena Romano; 5. Tombs and the ornamentation of chapels Tanja Michalsky; 6. The residence of power Gérard Labrot; Bibliography.