Art, Politics and Civic Religion in Central Italy, 1261-1352: Essays by Postgraduate Students at the Courtauld Institute of Art

by Beth Williamson

Book Overview

This was first published in 2000: Introduced by Joanna Cannon, this volume of essays by postgraduate students at the Courtauld Institute, University of London, explores some of the ways in which art was used to express, to celebrate, and to promote the political and religious aims and aspirations of those in power in the city states of central Italy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The contributions focus on four centres: Siena, Arezzo,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138702579
• ISBN13: 9781138702578
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"