About this Book

Now in paperback, At Home in Renaissance Italy draws together an impressive range of ideas and objects--from sumptuous paintings and textiles to kitchen utensils, popular prints, jewelry, and everyday dress--to reveal how the homes of the upper and middle classes made a crucial contribution to the flowering of the visual arts in 15th- and 16th-century Italy. Drawing on a wide array of sources, including contemporary letters, inventories, and archaeological surveys, and presenting luminous works by artists such as Ghirlandaio, Titian, Della Robbia, and other Renaissance masters, it offers a completely fresh and in-depth exploration of the fascinating domestic world of Renaissance Italy.