It is divided in two: the first half is dedicated to studies about Anne of France, daughter of Louis XI and sister of his son Charles VIII, and the other half to her patronage and that of other notable, politically active noblewomen-regents and queens-influenced by Anne circa 1500. Anne de France: Art et pouvoir en 1500, acts of a colloquium that took place in Moulins in March 2012, edited by Thierry Crépin-Leblond and Monique Chatenet, contains relatively brief but invaluable chapters stocked with new information and original interpretations. Review by Nicola Courtright, Amherst College. Illustrations, plans, genealogical tables, bibliography. Thierry Crépin-Leblond and Monique Chatenet, eds., Anne de France: art et pouvoir en 1500: actes du colloque organisé par Moulins, Ville d'art et d'histoire, le 30 et 31 mars 2012.
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