Lynne Lawner - Lives of the Courtesans. Portraits of the Renaissance

Lynne Lawner - Lives of the Courtesans. Portraits of the Renaissance - New York - Rizzoli - 1987 - 1st edition - [8], 216 pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 22 x 28,5 cm. - Design: Gilda Hannah.

Condition: Good - some wear, the cover has a small tear.

History of 16th century courtesans in Europe (especially Italy); mistresses of kings and prostitutes who moved in higher circles. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions in COLOUR and black and white. With bibliography and index. Text in English. Hardback edition.

¶ Standard work. In the register we find Pietro Aretino, Giovanni Boccaccio, La Gioconda (Mona Lisa), de Medici, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino), Titian (Titiaan, Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio) and Leonardo da Vinci.