The patron's payoff: conspicuous commissions in Italian Renaissance art
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Main Authors: Nelson, Jonathan K. 1961- (Author), Zeckhauser, Richard 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton Univ. Press 2008
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Abstract:An analysis of Italian Renaissance art from the perspective of the patrons who made 'conspicuous commissions', this text builds on three concepts from the economics of information - signaling, signposting, and stretching - to develop a systematic methodology for assessing the meaning of patronage.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:XVIII, 234 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780691125411