{"product_id":"the-art-and-government-service-of-francesco-di-bartolomeo-alfei-c-1421-c-1495-visual-propaganda-and-undercover-agency-for-the-republic-of-siena-9789463721585","title":"The Art and Government Service of Francesco di","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1454 the Sienese painter Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei faced litigation from the \u003ccite\u003eMercanzia\u003c\/cite\u003e in Siena for defaulting on a contract from one of the leading Franciscan confraternities in the city. Two fellow Sienese artists, Giovanni di Paolo and Sano di Pietro, had recently completed a new altarpiece for the same entity. Anabel Thomas considers how the two commissions were linked and questions why Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei’s brief to fresco the confraternity chapel remained unfinished. \u003cbr\u003eIn a wide ranging analysis of mainly unpublished records, focussing on the artist’s association with key members of Sienese society, fellow artisans and government officials, Thomas concludes that Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei might have honoured his contract had he not become immersed in the military strategy, diplomacy and visual propaganda of the Republic of Siena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eStructure of the book \u003cbr\u003eIllustrations \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003ePART ONE – Art and Diplomacy \u003cbr\u003eChapter One: The Politics of Journeyman Painting \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: The Diplomat Leonardo Benvoglienti and his friend, the Painter Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei \u003cbr\u003ePART TWO – Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei: Conflicting Career Options \u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Workshop Training and Neighbourhood Networking \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Military Action in Defence of Siena’s Southern Territories \u003cbr\u003ePART THREE – Giovanni di Paolo, Sano di Pietro and Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei and the ‘chompangnia e fraternita di san franciescho posta nel chonvento di san franciescho’ \u003cbr\u003eChapter One: The Fraternity \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: A New Altarpiece \u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Fresco Work in the Company Chapel \u003cbr\u003ePART FOUR – Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei, ‘Trusted Servant’ Inside and Outside the Walls of Siena \u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Arbitrator and Scribe for the Trecerchi \u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Martinozzi Patronage \u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Government sponsored work inside Siena and official postings in Montalcino, the Val di Chiana and Vergelle \u003cbr\u003ePART FIVE – The Ponte d’Arbia Project – Preserving the ‘honour’ of Siena \u003cbr\u003eConclusion","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49427749273943,"sku":"9789463721585","price":152.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-and-government-service-of-francesco-di-bartolomeo-alfei-c-1421-c-1495-visual-propaganda-and-undercover-agency-for-the-republic-of-siena-9789463721585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}