The convention of the paintings galleries found in many modern-day art museums has its origins in prototypes found in the palaces of Rome. Display of Art in the Roman Palace, 1550-1750 is a study of those spaces in the early modern period and a look at how the art conveyed artistic, social, and political messages, ultimately converging in the influential new concept of a unified interior. Feigenbaum, who edited the book, is an associate director of the Getty Research Institute.
