Pietro Bembo and the Intellectual Pleasures of a Renaissance Writer and Art Collector

‘Nalezyty’s analyses and many illustrations conjure a private museum which […] greatly enhances our understanding of Renaissance taste and collecting practice.’ — Sarah Blake McHam, Art Newspaper
 

"Godere delle opere d’arte, discuterne con gli amici, trarne spunto per la scrittura, interagire con gli artisti: è un mondo che questo libro ci aiuta a ricostruire."— Lina Bolzoni, Il Sole 24 Ore

"An accessible and beautifully-illustrated celebration of Renaissance material culture" – Martin T. Dinter, Journal of Roman Studies

"[This book] provides a much needed, comprehensive study of an important Renaissance collection of antique and modern art and artifacts" – Joyce de Vries, Renaissance Quarterly

“Nalezyty offers an innovative exploration of the collection and the collecting of Bembo in the first four decades of the 16th century.”—Choice

"This book . . . adds an important study to current scholarship in artistic exchange and trends in early modernity that led to the modern concept of the museum. . . . Nalezyty's writing style and frequent references to unique stories and correspondences found in Bembo's letters and journals make the book a fun and provocative read useful for historians of literature and art alike."—Rebecca M. Howard, Sixteenth Century Journal

Winner of the Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 award sponsored by Choice