From Giotto to Botticelli: the artistic patronage of the Humiliati in Florence

Uittreksel

"Investigates the major paintings and sculpture produced for the church of Ognissanti (All Saints) in Florence between about 1300 and 1500 under the artistic patronage of the religious order of the Humiliati"--Provided by publisher.

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The origins of the Humiliati and their early history in Florence -- The beginnings of Humiliati art in Florence : Giotto and his shop at Ognissanti -- Giovanni da Milano's Ognissanti polyptych and Humiliati art in the later Trecento -- The early Quattrocento at Ognissanti : Donatello and the cult of Saint Rossore -- Ghirlandaio and Botticelli in Ognissanti -- Decline and disgrace -- Epilogue : a damnatio memoriae : the afterlife of the Humiliati -- Appendix : Humiliati churches by city and dedication.