ART OF MANTUA, THE |
Subtitle:
Power and Patronage in the Renaissance
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Book Category:
Art > General
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Author:
Furlotti, Barbara; Rebecchini, Guido
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780892368402
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Price:
USD 84.95
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Publication Year:
2008
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Publisher Info
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Getty Publications,1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 500,
Los Angeles ,
California - 90049,USA
Web: www.getty.edu/publications Inquiry
Book Description
This book traces the rich history of the northern Italian city of Mantua from its mythic origins described in Dante's Inferno to its cultural heyday during the Renaissance (under the patronage of the powerful Gonzaga family), and to its eventual decline and annexation by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Book Review and Awards
(CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2009)