Italian Academies have typically been studied individually or in the context of specific cities, leaving an important lacuna in the scholarship on Italian cultu

The intellectual societies known as Academies played a vital role in the development of culture, and scholarly debate throughout Italy between 1525-1700. They w

The intellectual societies known as Academies played a vital role in the development of culture, and scholarly debate throughout Italy between 1525-1700. They w

This collection of essays explores the role of gardens in early modern academies and, conversely, the place of what might be called 'academic culture' in early

Scholars have traditionally viewed the Italian Renaissance artist as a gifted, but poorly educated craftsman whose complex and demanding works were created with