The Patron's Payoff

Nelson, Jonathan K.

ISBN 10 : 0691161941 ISBN 13 : 9780691161945

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Patron's Payoff In The Patron's Payoff, Jonathan Nelson and Richard Zeckhauser apply the innovative methods of information economics to the study of art. Their findings, written in highly accessible prose, are surprising and important. Building on three economic concepts--signaling, signposting, and stretching--the book develops the first systematic methodology for assessing the meaning of art patronage and provides a broad and useful framework for understanding how works of art functioned in Renaissance Italy. The authors discuss how patrons used conspicuous commissions to establish and signal their wealth and status, and the book explores the impact that individual works ...

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jonathan K. Nelson is assistant director for academic programs and publications at Villa I Tatti-the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. He has written extensively on Michelangelo, Leonardo, Botticelli, and Filippino Lippi. Richard J. Zeckhauser is the Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. His most recent book is "Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times"

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0691161941
• ISBN 13: 9780691161945
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 256