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Evelyn S. Welch

Author of Art in Renaissance Italy, 1350-1500

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Canonical name
Welch, Evelyn S.
Legal name
Samuels, Evelyn Kathleen
Other names
Welch, Evelyn Kathleen Samuels
Birthdate
1959-01-30
Gender
female
Education
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard University (BA | 1981)
Warburg Institute, University of London (Ph.D | 1987)
Occupations
art historian
university professor
university administrator
Organizations
King's College, London
British Library Advisory Board
Dulwich Picture Gallery Trustees
Warburg Institute Advisory Board
Victoria and Albert Museum Board of Trustees
Awards and honors
Royal Historical Society (Fellow)
Royal Society of Arts (Fellow)
Wolfson History Prize (2006)
Order of the British Empire (2013)
Relationships
Welch, Florence (daughter)
Stockwell, John (brother)
Openshaw, Peter (husband)
Short biography
Evelyn S. Welch is a scholar of the Renaissance and Early Modern Period, and Professor of renaissance studies and Provost (arts & sciences) at King’s College London. She specialises in art of the Italian Renaissance, as well as material culture, on which she has published extensively. Her books include Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy, 1400-1600.
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts, USA

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I'd bought this looking for a sort of pictoral reference to Renaissance works in general, but obviously got my wires crossed somewhere. Maybe a slightly more revealing title would have been Aspects of Art in Renaissance Italy, as forming any kind of general survey isn't really within the ambitions of the text. That said, as long as you have a basic grasp already, the discussion of the function of art and the politics behind its creation and uses are certainly very interesting and helpful in show more getting a broader understanding. Just be warned that the approach to the civic history of art taken here doesn't necessarily lend itself to any clear and linear discussion of the artworks involved. show less
r de compras era tan importante en el Renacimiento como lo es hoy en día. Este libro fascinante, actual y original, abre nuevos horizontes en el campo de la cultura material del Renacimiento, centrándose en el mercado en sus diversos aspectos, que abarcan desde el consumo de la clase media de la corte, y desde el aprovisionamiento de alimentos a la adquisición de antigüedades y reliquias sagradas. La obra se pregunta sobre cómo los hombres y mujeres de diferentes clases sociales show more salieron a las calles, las plazas y las tiendas, para comprar los bienes que necesitaban y deseaban, a diario o una sola vez en su vida, durante la época renacentista. show less

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