The art and government service of Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei (c. 1421 - c. 1495) : visual propaganda and undercover agency for the Republic of Siena /

The art and government service of Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei (c. 1421 - c. 1495) : visual propaganda and undercover agency for the Republic of Siena /

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Author / Creator:	Thomas, Anabel, author.
Imprint:	Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
Description:	274 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700 ; 45 Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 45.
Subject:	Alfei, Francesco di Bartolomeo. Mural painting and decoration -- Italy -- Siena -- History -- To 1500. Church decoration and ornament -- Italy -- Siena -- History -- To 1500. Confraternities -- Italy -- Siena -- History -- To 1500. Art -- Political aspects -- Italy -- Siena -- History -- To 1500. Espionage -- Italy -- Siena -- History -- To 1500.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13157075

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Other authors / contributors:	Alfei, Francesco di Bartolomeo.
ISBN:	9463721584 9789463721585
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	In 1454 the Sienese painter Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei faced litigation from the Mercanzia in Siena for defaulting on a contract from one of the leading Franciscan confraternities in the city. Two fellow Sienese artists, Giovanni di Paolo and Sano di Pietro, had recently completed a new altarpiece for the same entity. Anabel Thomas considers how the two commissions were linked and questions why Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei's brief to fresco the confraternity chapel remained unfinished. In a wide ranging analysis of mainly unpublished records, focussing on the artist's association with key members of Sienese society, fellow artisans and government officials, Thomas concludes that Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei might have honoured his contract had he not become immersed in the military strategy, diplomacy and visual propaganda of the Republic of Siena.
Other form:	9789048556267

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