Risks in renaissance art : production, purchase, and reception / Jonathan K. Nelson, Richard J. Zeckhauser.

"This Element represents the first systematic study of the risks borne by those who produced, commissioned, and purchased art, across Renaissance Europe. It employs a new methodology, built around concepts from risk analysis and decision theory. The Element classifies scores of documented examp...

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Main Authors: Nelson, Jonathan K. (Author), Zeckhauser, Richard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in the Renaissance.
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Table of Contents:
  • Understanding risks in the Renaissance
  • Production risks: sources and their control
  • Reception risks: inappropriate iconography and substandard skill
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  • Three tales of trust and risk reduction.