Tullio Lombardo and Ideal Portrait Sculpture in Renaissance Italy, 1490-1530

This book focuses on one of Tullio Lombardo's most famous works, whose meaning has long eluded scholars. Situating it in the context of art and collecting during a vital period in Venetian art history, Alison Luchs's study sheds light on the meaning of this alluring double portrait, setting this and related works against the striking rarity of independent portrait sculpture in Venice before the mid-sixteenth century.Alison Luchs is the author of 'Tullio Lombardo and Ideal Portrait Sculpture in Renaissance Italy, 1490-1530', published 1995 under ISBN 9780521470759 and ISBN 0521470757.