Beato came of age in the Ottoman capital of Constantinople

A short bibliography rounds out the volume

relating specifically to the preservation and presentation of the world’s mosaic heritage

Edited by Jeanne Marie Teutonico and Frank Matero

Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images stocking stuffers Beato came of age inGabriele Paleotti Introduction by Paolo Prodi Translated by William McCuaig In the wake of the Counter Reformation, Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti, the archbishop of Bologna, wrote a remarkable treatise on art during a time when the Church feared rampant abuse in the arts. Translated into English here for the first time, Paleottis Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images argues that art should address a broad audience and explains the painters