Paduan culture in Venetian care: the patronage of Bishop Pietro Donato (Padua 1428-47)
Ian Holgate
The paper discusses the cultural patronage of Venetian Pietro Donato, bishop Padua, concentrating particularly upon his work at Padua's duomo and Studium. Donato presents a useful example prolific patron arts in period which currently lacks documented case studies; artistic commissions bridge gap between fall Carrara dynasty 1405 flourishing Paduan art market emerged late 1440s. Council Basel is identified as having played key role formation culture from early 1430s. Throughout office, bishop's took account roles both father Church representative authorities. argues that, guises, actions were consistently strategically defined relation to previous rulers order address vacuum left by their sudden power nullify political significance.
Renaissance Studies