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The Biography of the Object in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy

Roberta J. M. Olson (Editor), Patricia L. Reilly (Editor), Rupert Shepherd (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3955-7
Paperback
156 pages
June 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • An investigation of the way objects are created, used and re-used in the context of Italian Renaissance art.
  • Discusses a variety of objects, from glassware, through sculpture and prostitutes’ jewellery, to miraculous painted images.
  • Demonstrates the continued life of these objects well past the deaths of their creators and patrons.
  • Contains a series of original contributions by young scholars, representing a broad range of approaches.