Patron Family Between Renaissance Florence, Rome, and Naples - The Del Riccio in the Shadow of Michelangelo

This book tells the story of the Del Riccio family in Florence in the early modern period, investigating the cultural mediations fostered by the family between Florence, Rome, and Naples, as well as shedding light on the intellectual and social exchanges between different regions of Italy.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Origins of the Del Riccio Family 2. Luigi Del Riccio in Rome 3. Antonio del Riccio in Florence 4. The Del Riccio Between Rome and Naples 5. Guglielmo's Return to Florence 6. Francesco di Guglielmo's Collecting 7. Luigi di Leonardo's Return to Florence 8. Epilogue

About the author

Vincenzo Sorrentino is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Pisa. He obtained his PhD at the University of Florence, and has published articles and essays on the Medici agents in Naples, on its Florentine community and on the Florentine churches in Naples and Messina.

Summary

This book tells the story of the Del Riccio family in Florence in the early modern period, investigating the cultural mediations fostered by the family between Florence, Rome, and Naples, as well as shedding light on the intellectual and social exchanges between different regions of Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Vincenzo Sorrentino, Sorrentino Vincenzo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367763282
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76328-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry, HISTORY / Reference, Reference works, Family history, tracing ancestors, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Family History & Genealogy