art patronage

"They say L?on Delafosse will be France's next great pianist. But despite his being the youngest student ever accepted into the prestigious Paris Conservatory, there's no way an impoverished musician can make his way in 1890s Paris without an outside patron. Young gossip columnist Marcel Proust takes L?on under his wing, and the boys game their way through an extravagant new world. When the larger-than-life Count Robert de Montesquiou-F?zensac offers his patronage, L?on's dreams are made real. But the closer he gets to becoming France's next great thing, the further he strays from his old country life he shared with his family and his best friend F?lix . . . a boy he might love. With each choice L?on makes, he must navigate a fine line between two worlds--or risk losing them both"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of essays that examines the reception of Spanish art in Britain and Ireland from the Golden Age to Goya, including artists such as Murillo, Vel?zqauez, Ribera, Zurbar?n, El Greco and Goya.

Examines the long-lasting impact Islamic Spain has had on the decorative arts of the region.

Stuntman Reb Barnett travels to Italy, hoping to discover why his father, a museum curator, was killed in a tragic fire more than twenty years ago.

Examines the art and culture of Italy during the fifteenth century, including the lesser-known duchies and courts as well as the more famous cities.

A catalog to the 2002-2003 exhibition which showcases art produced in Florence under the influence of the first Medici grand dukes from 1537 to 1631, with essays that discuss the ties between the Medicis and Michelangelo, as well as their sponsorship of other artists.

Examines Sigmund Freud's extensive collection of Roman, Greek, and Egyptian antiquities and explores what those collections reveal about the man and his beliefs.