Apollo and Vulcan: The Art Markets in Italy, 1400-1700

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A p o l l o & V u l c A n A p o l l o & V u l c A n T h e A r t M a r k e t s i n I t a l y, 1 4 0 0 – 1 7 0 0 Guido Guerzoni Michigan State university press East lansing copyright © 2011 by Michigan State university Apollo e Vulcano: I mercati artistici in Italia (1400–1700) copyright © 2006 by Marsilio Editori S.p.A. in Venezia English translation of the original Italian edition by Amanda George. i The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of AnSI/nISo Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (permanence of paper). Michigan State university press East lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 printed and bound in the united States of America. 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Guerzoni, Guido. [Apollo e Vulcano. English] Apollo & Vulcan : the art markets in Italy, 1400–1700 / Guido Guerzoni. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBn 978-1-61186-006-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Art—Economic aspects—Italy—History. 2. Art—Marketing. I. Title. II. Title: Apollo and Vulcan. n8600.G8413 2011 338.4'770945—dc22 2011008818 cover design by David Drummond, Salamander Hill Design (www.salamanderhill.com) Book design by Scribe Inc. (www.scribenet.com) cover art: Jacopo da Empoli, Michelangelo shows his project for Saint Peter to Pope Leo X, Italy, Florence, casa Buonarroti. courtesy of photoserviceElecta/leemage. G Michigan State university press is a member of the Green press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State university press on the World Wide Web at: www.msupress.msu.edu In memory of my mother Renata and my father Sergio ...