This part of the Glossary provides brief descriptions of the famous families ruling the Italian city states, patronizing artists and commissioning artworks.
Sources: J. R. HALE, Ed., The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissance, Thames and Hudson, London, 1981; Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1996; HUYGHE, René, Larousse Encyclopedia of Renaissance and Baroque Art, Hamlyn, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto, 1964