Victoria and Albert Museum (London)
Chambers (David); Martineau (Jane)
Splendours of the Gonzaga (catalogue of an exhibition held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 4 November 1981-31 January 1982)
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981
(26.5 cm), xxiii, 248 pp., 250 illustrations (100 in colour). Errata slip loosely inserted. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. - Exhibition of 282 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, manuscripts, books, and decorative arts, documenting the patronage of the arts in Mantua by members of the Gonzaga family, particularly Francesco II Gonzaga, Isabella d’Este and Federico II Gonzaga. Full catalogue entries and fourteen essays. ¶ Crack in spine; otherwise in good state of preservation.