Apuleius' Metamorphoses (often called the Golden Ass) is the only complete Latin novel to
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The Medici Women is a study of the women of the famous Medici family of Florence in the
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without place for heroism, pictures more rueful than celebratory. In part, Renaissance art …

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Mantua from 1484 to 1519. Although it was during his reign that the Gonzaga court rose to …

This dissertation deals with the portraiture and patronage of women from the Italian
Renaissance courts in the medium of medals. The medal was an Italian Renaissance …

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letteraria dell'Arienti, poligrafo versatile che attraversa ed esplora in tutte le sue pieghe i …

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This study investigates the ways in which Count Pier Maria Rossi of Parma (1413--1482)
was able to proclaim, promote, and negotiate his autonomy and authority through patronage …