This conference aims to unravel the complex interaction of the competing paradigms of luxury and greed, which lie at the origins of modern consumption practices. In the western world, the phenomenon of luxury and the ethical dilemmas it raised appeared, for the first time since antiquity, in Renaissance Italy.... Read more about Conference: Luxury and the Ethics of Greed in the Early Modern World (25-26 Sept.)
The Berenson Library has recently acquired numerous facsimile editions of Renaissance manuscripts that were either illuminated by Italian artists or commissioned or owned by Italian patrons. A selection of the most splendid reproductions or important purchases is on view in the Berenson Reading Room and the vestibule of the Gould Hall.... Read more about New facsimiles of Renaissance masterpieces
