by Linda Komaroff (Author)
The offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 17 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 0300184352
ISBN 13: 9780300184358