Cosimo i de' medici as collector: antiquities and archaeology in sixteenth-century florence
Auteur :
Galdy, Andrea M.
Éditeur :
Galdy, Andrea M.
ISBN :
9781443801720
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
21,2 x 14,8 x 4,1 cm
Poids :
862 g
Format :
With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Collecting antiquities was a princely pastime that required time, space, money, access to the art market, and to the right advisers. Such collections were gathered in competition with other princes and displayed in the owners' residences as one of the many manifestations of a choreographed court culture.