Marina Belozerskaya is an art historian and author of Ancient Greece, Luxury Arts of the Renaissance, The Medici Giraffe, and To Wake the Dead.

The Tazza Farnese's story is remarkable, and Belozerskaya tells it well.

• Introduction ; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt ; 2. Carved Gems and Romans ; 3. Constantinople: the Past Acquired, Revived, and Ransacked ; 4. Frederick II: the Quest for a New Roman Empire ; 5. Timur, the Conqueror of Asia ; 6. The Great Collectors of the Renaissance ; 7. In a Woman's Hands ; 8. Gems and Ruins in Bourbon Naples ; 9. Beauty Broken, Beauty Restored ; Acknowledgments ; Cast of Characters ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Marina Belozerskaya is an art historian and author of Ancient Greece, Luxury Arts of the Renaissance, The Medici Giraffe, and To Wake the Dead.

The Tazza Farnese's story is remarkable, and Belozerskaya tells it well.

• Introduction ; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt ; 2. Carved Gems and Romans ; 3. Constantinople: the Past Acquired, Revived, and Ransacked ; 4. Frederick II: the Quest for a New Roman Empire ; 5. Timur, the Conqueror of Asia ; 6. The Great Collectors of the Renaissance ; 7. In a Woman's Hands ; 8. Gems and Ruins in Bourbon Naples ; 9. Beauty Broken, Beauty Restored ; Acknowledgments ; Cast of Characters ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Marina Belozerskaya is an art historian and author of Ancient Greece, Luxury Arts of the Renaissance, The Medici Giraffe, and To Wake the Dead.

The Tazza Farnese's story is remarkable, and Belozerskaya tells it well.

• Introduction ; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt ; 2. Carved Gems and Romans ; 3. Constantinople: the Past Acquired, Revived, and Ransacked ; 4. Frederick II: the Quest for a New Roman Empire ; 5. Timur, the Conqueror of Asia ; 6. The Great Collectors of the Renaissance ; 7. In a Woman's Hands ; 8. Gems and Ruins in Bourbon Naples ; 9. Beauty Broken, Beauty Restored ; Acknowledgments ; Cast of Characters ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index