About the Author

John T. Spike is a noted historian of Italian art of the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Dr. Spike has written numerous articles and reviews for art historical journals, especially the Burlington Magazine, FMR and The Art Newspaper. He has recently published major books on the Florentine Renaissance: Masaccio (Abbeville, 1996) and Fra Angelico (Abbeville, 1997). His books on other Italian subjects include A Connoisseur's Guide to the Met (co-author, Paul Magriel; Random House, 1988) and Fairfield Porter: An American Classic (Harry N. Abrams, 1992). Since 1989, John Spike has resided in Florence.