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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> While the masterpieces of the Italian Re- naissance are usually associated with Italy’s historical seats of power some of the era’s most characteristic works are to be found in places other than Florence Rome and Ven- ice. They are the product of the diversity of regions and cultures that make up the coun- try. In The Endless Periphery Stephen J. Campbell examines a range of works in order to unlock a rich series of local references in Renaissance art that include regional rulers patron saints and miracles demonstrating for example that the works of Titian spoke to beholders differently in Naples Brescia or Milan than in his native Venice. More than a series of regional microhistories The Endless Periphery tracks the geographic mobility of Italian Renaissance art and art- ists revealing a series of exchanges between artists and their patrons as well as the pow- er dynamics that fueled these exchanges. A counterhistory of one of the greatest epochs of art production this richly illustrated book will bring new insight to our understanding of Italian art. (MP)