De Marchi, Neil; Van Miegroet, Hans J. - In: Handbook of the economics of art and culture : volume 1, (pp. 69-122). 2006
Treating markets as arenas where relative advantage is contested, this entry explores the emergence and evolution of Western markets for paintings, 1450–1750, in terms of the players, their creative moves to secure gain, and the rules they devised to maintain order. Primary markets for...
