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Author:   Maria DePrano
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 26.10cm
Weight:   1.110kg
ISBN:  

9781108416054

ISBN 10:   1108416055
Pages:   446
Publication Date:   22 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introducing a family: The Tornabuoni; 2. Honoring a sister: Domenico Ghirlandaio's portrait of Lucrezia Tornabuoni; 3. Immortalizing a family: the Tornabuoni family medals by Niccolo Fiorentino; 4. Praising a bride: Niccolo Fiorentino's medals for Giovanna degli Albizzi; 5. Complimenting a new couple: Ghirlandaio-School Spalliere for Lorenzo and Giovanna; 6. Commemorating the family: the Tornabuoni Chapel at Santa Maria Novella; 7. Memorializing a lost wife: Ghirlandaio's paintings for Giovanna degli Albizzi; 8. Celebrating a second marriage: Botticelli's frescoes for the Tornabuoni Villa; 9. Continuing the tradition: Lorenzo's sons as art patrons; 10. Conclusion; Appendix A. Giovanni Tornabuoni's letters to Lucrezia Tornabuoni; Appendix B. Tornabuoni inventory bibliography; Index.

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'This beautifully illustrated book examines the extraordinary body of art work commissioned by male members of the patrician Tornabuoni family in late fifteenth-century Florence. ... DePrano offers substantive visual analyses of individual works, deftly analyzing the literary motifs and symbolism underpinning their imagery.' Sharon Strocchia, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 'This beautifully illustrated book examines the extraordinary body of art work commissioned by male members of the patrician Tornabuoni family in late fifteenth-century Florence. ... DePrano offers substantive visual analyses of individual works, deftly analyzing the literary motifs and symbolism underpinning their imagery.' Sharon Strocchia, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Author Information

Maria DePrano is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced. She has published articles in Viator, The Medal, and Renaissance Studies. Her work has been supported by fellowships from the Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, and the Fulbright Program.

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