The Painter's Practice in Renaissance Tuscany

by Anabel Thomas

This unique and fully illustrated study of the painter's practice in Renaissance Tuscany focuses on paintings not only as art but also as products of a process of manufacture. Anabel Thomas presents a complete picture of the commissioning, production and marketing of paintings, examining such aspects as the way in which the painter and his business functioned from day to day, how the subjects and their style were decided, the constraints on cost and design, and the division of labor within and among the workshops.

418 pages, Hardcover

First published October 27, 1995