Don't forget to browse the stacks for books about Art History and the Media Resource Center for videos. Art titles are in the N's, found on the 2nd and 3rd (for oversize books) floors.
Here is a sampling of relevant titles.
Beyond Isabella : secular women patrons of art in Renaissance Italy by 
Painting and experience in fifteenth century Italy : a primer in the social history of pictorial style by 
Changing patrons : social identity and the visual arts in Renaissance Florence by 
Confraternities and the visual arts in Renaissance Italy : ritual, spectacle, image by LibrarySearch is the library catalog of six private colleges and universities in the Twin Cities, including Saint Thomas. Books from other campuses can be requested online and delivered to the St. Thomas library of your choice..
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