Early Medici Patronage and the Confraternity of the Buonomini di San Martino.

Summary: Medici confraternal patronage is usually associated with public spectacle. Nevertheless, the bonds that this family forged with smaller lay brotherhoods (though the intent was perhaps equally political as with larger groups) can reveal a contrasting view of the clan. Previous studies concer...

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Published in:	Confraternitas Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 3 - 26
Main Author:	Hughes-Johnson, Samantha
Format:	Article
Published:	Iter Canada Fall2011
Subjects:	Patronage Brotherhoods Social history Confraternities Generosity
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost