Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy
Author | : Francis William Kent |
Publisher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
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Patronage, in its broadest sense, has been established as one of the dominant social processes of pre-industrial Europe and has more recently been examined by historians as a comprehensive system of patron-client structures which permeated society and social relations. Focusing specifically on the city of Florence, these essays explore the new understanding of Renaissance Italy as a 'patronage society.'