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Book 84 - Evelyn Welch "Art and Society in Italy 1350-150" (Oxford University Press)






I'd bought this looking for a sort of pictoral reference to Renaissance works in general, but obviously got my wires crossed somewhere. Maybe a slightly more revealing title would have been Aspects of Art in Renaissance Italy, as forming any kind of general survey isn't really within the ambitions of the text. That said, as long as you have a basic grasp already, the discussion of the function of art and the politics behind its creation and uses are certainly very interesting and helpful in getting a broader understanding. Just be warned that the approach to the civic history of art taken here doesn't necessarily lend itself to any clear and linear discussion of the artworks involved.

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