Lorenzo De''medici, Collector of Antiquities - Collector and Antiquarian

Klappentext This book explores Lorenzo de' Medici's activities as a collector. Zusammenfassung Lorenzo de' Medici was a key figure in the creation of the Renaissance. His activities as a collector are documented in a group of 173 letters! previously unknown and published here for the first time. In addition to sculpture! Lorenzo collected small objects: coins! hardstone vases! and gems. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The first period of collecting: 1465-1483; 2. The second period of collecting and Lorenzo's sources: 1484-1492; 3. Behavior in the art market; 4. The objects collected; 5. Contemplating the objects; 6. The image of Lorenzo as a collector and antiquarian; 7. The fate of Lorenzo's collection following the French invasion of Florence in 1494; 8. Lorenzo in the context of collecting.

Product details

• Authors: Gino Corti, L. Corti Fusco, Laurie Fusco, Laurie Corti Fusco
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.04.2006
• EAN: 9780521452458
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45245-8
• No. of pages: 446
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; 15. Jahrhundert (1400 bis 1499 n. Chr.), 16. Jahrhundert (1500 bis 1599 n. Chr.), Antiquitäten und Sammelobjekte