Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Acknowledgments IX
5. Illustrations XI
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One. The Painting 17
8. Chapter Two. The Commission 27
9. Chapter Three. Elena Baiardi's Madonna of the Long Neck 51
10. Chapter Four. The Details 101
11. Chapter Five. The Immaculate Conception 213
12. Chapter Six. How to Paint Doctrine 225
13. Chapter Seven. The Evidence from the Drawings 255
14. Chapter Eight. Baiardi's Madonna After Parmigianino 317
15. Appendices 339
16. Bibliography 351
17. Index 365
18. Photographic Credits 381