1st Edition
A Patron Family Between Renaissance Florence, Rome, and Naples The Del Riccio in the Shadow of Michelangelo
By Vincenzo Sorrentino
Copyright 2022
276 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
276 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
276 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book tells the story of the Del Riccio family in Florence in the early modern period, investigating the cultural mediations fostered by the family between Florence, Rome, and Naples, as well as shedding light on the intellectual and social exchanges between different regions of Italy and on the creation of foreign nations within the main Italian cities.
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Introduction 1. The Origins of the Del Riccio Family 2. Luigi Del Riccio in Rome 3. Antonio del Riccio in Florence 4. The Del Riccio Between Rome and Naples 5. Guglielmo’s Return to Florence 6. Francesco di Guglielmo's Collecting 7. Luigi di Leonardo’s Return to Florence 8. Epilogue
Biography
Vincenzo Sorrentino is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Pisa. He obtained his PhD at the University of Florence, and has published articles and essays on the Medici agents in Naples, on its Florentine community and on the Florentine churches in Naples and Messina.
