The rise of English provincial art: Artists, patrons, and institutions outside London, 1800-1830 (Oxford studies in the history of art and architecture)
For this volume Giles Robertson and Maurice Howard have edited the manuscript texts of Wilde's lectures on Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Titian.
What is the role of the arts in American culture? Is art an essential element? If so, how should we support it? Today, as in the past, artists need the funding, approval, and friendship of patrons...