"Until recently, an insurmountable wall divided the study of art history and the history of economics…[Guerzoni’s] latest book, a summary of several research approaches toward art markets in Italy between 1400 and 1700…offers a rich store of data and information."
—II Sole 24 Ore
"Guerzoni has published an important contribution, a new approach that ties together heterogeneous research areas in the fields of art history and the related history of economics. […] This is a watershed study, presented with an elegant narrative approach full of surprising facts and conclusions."
—AD Collectors (Architectural Digest, Italian edition)
"Guerzoni invites us to examine the nature of these economies from a fresh perspective. Through a systematic approach based on a thorough study of original documents and archival sources, he sweeps away several misconceptions and clichés…about the politics and esthetics of ‘art consumerism’"
—La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
