Henry Walters and Bernard Berenson Collector and Connoisseur |
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| Author:
| Mazaroff, Stanley |
| Foreword by:
| Johnston, William R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-4046-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2020 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Based primarily on correspondence and other archival documents recently discovered at the Walters Art Museum and the Villa I Tatti in Florence, the intriguing story of Walters and Berenson offers unusual insight into the pleasures and perils of collecting Italian Renaissance paintings, the ethics in the marketplace, and the founding of American art museums.
Based primarily on correspondence and other archival documents recently discovered at the Walters Art Museum and the Villa I Tatti in Florence, the intriguing story of Walters and Berenson offers unusual insight into the pleasures and perils of collecting Italian Renaissance paintings, the ethics in the marketplace, and the founding of American art museums.