Francis James Herbert Haskell, was an English art historian, whose writings placed emphasis on the social history of art. He wrote one of the first and most influential patronage studies, Patrons and Painters.
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Mecenati e pittori l'arte e la società italiane nell'età barocca
2019
ISBN 9788806242152
Patrons and painters
1980
ISBN 9780300025408
Pour l'amour de l'Antique
1999
ISBN 9782012789180