"McHam takes the reader back to the delighted experiences of Piero di Cosimo's first viewers, who not only enjoyed their physical beauty but the conversation and learned intellectual exchanges that they originally provoked. McHam discusses Piero's paintings by type - mythologies, altarpieces, portraits - and clarifies the demands that each placed on the artist, bringing the reader close to Piero's creative process. This book will re-insert Piero's unusual paintings into the mainstream of Renaissance art history."–John T. Paoletti, Wesleyan University
