Book profile : Cabinet of Eros, The
The Renaissance studiolo was a space devoted in theory to private reading. The most famous studiolo of all was that of Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua. A chief component of its decoration was a series of 7 paintings by noteworthy artists. This work explores the function of the mythological image within a Renaissance culture of collectors.
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Subtitle : Renaissance Mythological Painting and the Studiolo of Isabella D'Este
Editor / Edition : Yale University Press|Yale U.P.
Edition : New title
Released : 03/03/2006
Pages / length : 240 pages
Page size : 254 x 190
Weight : 1593 g
ISBN : 9780300117530
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