Abstract:
Part I - The patron's oeuvre -- Cosimo's oeuvre -- Cosimo's letters -- Learning the lessons of Florentine culture : who Cosimo knew -- Educating the patron : what Cosimo read -- Part II - The common culture of the Florentine audience : the Medici share in this -- Venues and performances -- Compilations and the corpus of texts -- Popular devotion and the prerception of images -- Images of Florentine patronage refracted through popular culture -- Part III - Cosimo's religious commissions -- Expiation, charity, intercession -- Building "for the honor of God, and the honor of the city, and the memory of me" -- Part IV - The house of the Medici -- The palace : Measuring self on the urban map -- Accommodating the patron -- The chapel in the heart of the palace : A microcosm of Medici patronage -- Part V - The patron as "auctor" -- Patrons and their artists : "the variety of genius" -- The patron's choice : princes, patricians, partisans -- Conclusion : An oeuvre defines its patron : Cosimo's visable image -- Appendix A : A list of what appear to be popular miscellanies compiled from the Pupilli record.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [494]-522) and index.HOLLIS no. 008566842
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