Cosimo De' Medici and the Florentine Renaissance: The Patron's Oeuvre

by Dale Kent

Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464), the fabulously wealthy banker who became the leading citizen of Florence in the fifteenth century, spent lavishly as the city's most important patron of art and literature. This remarkable book is the first comprehensive examination of the whole body of works of art and architecture commissioned by Cosimo and his sons. By looking closely at this spectacular group of commissions, we gain an entirely new picture of their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300081286
• ISBN13: 9780300081282
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 5.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.7" x 11.2"