Contents

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze the influence of mendicant orders on art and urban space during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in Italy.
• Case studies by scholars of art history, history, and the history of philosophy.
• Focus on specific contributions of mendicant orders in shaping art and architecture.
• Explore interactions between religious practices and urban development.
• Insights into the role of mendicant orders in transforming urban environments in Italy.
• Connections between art and mendicant movements highlighted across six distinct studies.
• The examination reveals the significant cultural impact of these religious groups on Renaissance art and urban design.