The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance by National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Frick Collection, Stephen K. Scher

The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance

National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Frick Collection, Stephen K. Scher

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A study of the portrait medals as manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and as a vehicle for the finest artists of the age. This is a huge book, with nearly 500 illustrations.

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