Art and Love in Renaissance Italy

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by  Bayer, Andrea, ed., with essays by Andrea Bayer, Beverly Louise Brown, Nancy Edwards, Everett Fahy, Deborah L. Krohn, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, Luke Syson, Dora Thornton, James Grantham Turner, and Linda Wolk-Simon, and with contributions by Sarah Cartwright, Andreas Henning, Jessie McNab, J. Kenneth Moore, Eve Straussman-Pflanzer, Wendy Thompson, and Jeremy Warren

ART AND LOVE IN
RENAISSANCE ITALY

ART AND LOVE IN
RENAISSANCE ITALY

Epitep ay ANDREA BAYER

Andrea Bayer, Beverly Louise Browo, Nancy Edwards, Everett Fahy, Deborah L. Krohn,
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James Granham Turner, and Linda Walk-Simon,

ne Marie Musacchio, Luke Spe, Dora Thorton,

With cnmvibtions hy Sarth Cantanight, Anets Hooning, fasts Matiah {Rosset Mane,

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‘The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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CONTINTS

Tirectons’ Foreword,
Acknowledgments
Lenders wo the Exhibition

Contribncons ca the Caralagie

Intradueriom: Art and Tove in Renaissance Tealy
Andrea Baer

Marriage asa Key co Understanding the Past
Debooah t, Krak

‘Une Marriage Portrait in the Renaissance, or Some Women Named Cinewra
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‘Wives, Lovers. and Arr in Halian Renaissance Coures
Hacqueline Marte Musacchio

“Rapuu to the Greedy Eyes": Profane Love in the Renaissance
Linas Wolk Simon

CATALOGUE

Commesonatine Bernormat, Maraiasz, aNp CH

Rites of Pasage: it Objevts wo Celebrae Beteothal Macsiage, and the Family
Deborab E. Kohs

CATALOGUE NUMBERS 1 86
Maiolica of Love and Marriage

Belle Donne, Facing Couples, and Fese

Whe Crucey of Lowe Amar Crude!

Marriage Glassware

Gifts and Furnishings for he Nome

Cassone Panels and Chests

Manuscripts and Rooks nnd che Rituals of Love and Marriage
Childbirth and Forni

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60
Puorane Love wr

Profane Love: The Challenge of Sesualicy
Tastes Granshan Borner ne

caTALOGUE NeMmeRs 87--117

Paintings 1s
Drawings 188
Boks anel Prints 98
Maialien a4
Rronzes a0
Accessories os

Vike Paniiixes oF Love an MarKiage ay

From Cassone ro Poesia: Paintings of Love and Martings
Andvea Bayer 250

Picturing che Porfece Marriage: ‘Uhe Equélibrium of Sense
and Scnsibilicy in Titian’s Sacred and Profime Lave
Beverly Lovise Broun nf

Baile: Picuusing Beawilul Women
Lube Syson a6

caTALocHE wromEas 18-153

Betrothal und Marsiage as
Fusoily aa
Widows aha
The Crneats Spattere and Osher Paintings 288
Tlastrious Woven 109
Belle Donoe 35
Michuloges and Allegories 39

Biblingeaphy 2B

Index 365

Phocograph Crodits x6
DIRECTORS’

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FOREWORD

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situa momenes of Zuni lif: betruta. oeaeag, ane che
birth of child, They couid have been given as gift daring
the many estenianis azcompanying a wedding: ot cammii-
lone by ewe bilegrovi fur the bride’ anrival a her ss
fnome; or preenced wo the new mochet, When a bridegroom
fn Flononce woos inhi dary that ke wa preparing oo does
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sd bovis, aad oxguise paintings designed for the <po-
fg sie. Revel, the Wstsin ChriaigosKlapisel abe,
‘whose york on che Hlorentine tions of matrlmony has
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the Virgin, or Spun, would we pa to ervey ti
audience, Would sierere aave recognized the aapzinge of a
zeal matrage or oncething idelzed sanctled, and removed
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have provoked 3 wide ange af afin soacradiarory respanss.