IV. The Litmus Tests

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xv
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. I. The Altered Apollo 1
6. Interchapter 1. The Rare Art Traditions 25
7. II. Art For Use 33
8. III. Art Collecting 68
9. IV. The Litmus Tests 86
10. Interchapter 2. The Blueprint 102
11. V. The Siamese Twins 115
12. VI. The Other By-Products of Art 145
13. Interchapter 3. The Proof – And the Question 176
14. VII. "The Greek Miracle" 178
15. VIII. The Pattern Repeats 228
16. IX. The Pattern Vanishes – And Returns 273
17. Interchapter 4. The Developed Historical Sense 309
18. X. Art Collecting Revives 322
19. XI. The Role of Cosimo 361
20. XII. The Lesson of Lorenzo 397
21. Interchapter 5. On Progression in Art 443
22. XIII. The Climax in the West 451
23. XIV. The Seventeenth Century 483
24. Envoi 506
25. Notes 509
26. Bibliography 647
27. Index 699