From Duccio's Maesta to Raphael's Transfiguration - Von Teuffel, Christa Gardner

Christa Gardner von Teuffel's essays shed light on the structure and placement of Italian altarpieces from the late medieval and Renaissance periods. Archival research in Florence and Palermo reveals insights into patronage, altarpiece programmes, and the interaction between ecclesiastical and lay patrons, artists, and congregations.