Henry Walters & Bernard Berenson: Collector & Connoisseur (2010)

Find this book on Amazon here. Format: Hardcover ISBN: 9780801895128 Condition: Very Good The book has a slight amount of shelf wear. Contents Description: Collecting Italian Renaissance paintings during America's Gilded Age was fraught with risk because of the uncertain identities of the artists and the conflicting interests of the dealers. Stanley Mazaroff's fascinating account of the close relationship between Henry Walters, founder of the legendary Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, and Bernard Berenson, the era's preeminent connoisseur of Italian paintings, richly illustrates this important chapter of America's cultural history. - from the inside flap