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01981aam a2200277Mi 4500 001 883A66AA840911E89478B85797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180710010618 008 170901s2018 ctua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780300226744 020 $a 0300226748 035 $a (OCoLC)1002643857 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d ERASA $d TOH $d SNN $d SILO 050 4 $a ND2920 $b .S94 2018 082 04 $a 745.67 100 1 $a Szepe, Helena Katalin, $e author. 245 10 $a Venice illuminated : $b power and painting in Renaissance manuscripts / $c Helena Katalin Szepe. 264 1 $a New Haven, CT : $b Yale University Press, $c 2018. 300 $a 400 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 28 cm 520 8 $a For patricians in the Republic of Venice, paintings in manuscripts marking their appointment to high office expressed a tension between selfless service and individual ambition. Originally of value solely in confirming an elected officer, these unique documents were transformed through art into enduring monuments promoting state ideals, individual status, and family memory. This book introduces the reader to a long-hidden world of beautiful and complex images, and to tales of personal sacrifice, political maneuvering, and family intrigue. Analysis of these small paintings sheds new light on canonical works by such artists as Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Veronese, as well as on tomb sculptures and public memorials. Extensive original material on artistic patronage in Venice and its territories abroad encourages an expanded understanding of art in the service of the state and of Venice as empire. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 650 0 $a Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian $z Venice. $z Venice. 650 0 $a Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance $z Venice. $z Venice. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217025514.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=883A66AA840911E89478B85797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search