Table of Contents

List of Illustration.

Publisher's Note.

Preface by Peter Burke.

1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.

2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.

3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.

4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.

5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.

Index.

About the Author

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

Reviews

"These well-chosen essays provide a comprehensive overview of Italian art." The Art Book Review "Very useful essays ... and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading." The Oxford Art Journal