Title The painter's practice in Renaissance Tuscany / Anabel Thomas

Published Cambridge [England] ; New York, N.Y., USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Description xix, 398 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm Contents 1. The Renaissance art market -- 2. The Renaissance city -- 3. Setting up the business -- 4. Getting business -- 5. Doing business -- 6. Production of the merchandise: practical matters -- 7. Completion of the merchandise: payment -- 8. Completion of the merchandise: delivery -- 9. The workshop as a business enterprise -- 10. The workshop and stylistic development -- 11. The patron and connoisseurship -- 12. Epilogue Summary This unique and fully illustrated study of the painter's practice in Renaissance Tuscany focuses on paintings not only as art but also as products of a process of manufacture. Anabel Thomas presents a complete picture of the commissioning, production, and marketing of paintings, examining such aspects as the way in which the painter and his business functioned from day to day, how the subjects and their style were decided, the constraints on cost and design, and the division of labour within and between workshops. Her study is based on material which has hitherto not been generally accessible, and draws in particular on the detailed workshop account book of the painter Neri di Bicci, little known now but highly regarded at the time, much of whose work survives and is closely documented. The result is a new perspective on the construction of Italian Renaissance art--Publisher's description Analysis Paintings Tuscany (Italy) Art patronage - Italy - Tuscany - History - 15th century Artists and patrons - Italy - Tuscany - History - 15th century Artists' studios - Italy - Tuscany - History - 15th century Painting, Italian - Italy - Tuscany Painting, Renaissance - Italy - Tuscany Paintings Tuscany (Italy) Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-381) and index Subject Art patronage -- Italy -- Tuscany -- 15th century Art patronage -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History -- 15th century. Art patronage -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History. Artists and patrons -- Italy -- Tuscany -- 15th century. Artists and patrons -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History. Artists' studios -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History -- 15th century. Artists' studios -- Italy -- Tuscany -- 15th century Artists' studios -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History. Painting, Renaissance -- Italy -- Tuscany Painting, Italian -- Italy -- Tuscany. Artists and patrons -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History -- 15th century. Painting, Renaissance -- Italy -- Tuscany. LC no. 94023136 ISBN 0521445647 (hardback) 0521555639 (paperback)

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