Summarize the change or development in style that Baxandall notes during this period. What evidence does the author find in artist-client contracts to support his observations?
Read: Michael Baxandall, Chapter 1: Conditions of Trade in Painting and Expression in Fifteenth Century Italy, (Oxford Press, 1972) available via E-Reserves, DePaul University Library In this chapter, Baxandall summarizes the changes in style in 15th-century Italian painting, drawing connections between the terms of artist-client contracts and the artistic development that occurs during this period. […]