Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
Contents
Art and society in sixteenth-century Bologna -- The making of a woman artist -- Pictures for scholars, prelates, poets, and Bankers -- Gentildame et Honeste Matrone : representing the Bolognese noblewoman -- Laudomia Gozzadini and her Family portrait -- La vita vedovile : the art ofwidowhood -- Painting for the children of Bologna.
