1. Baldassar Castiglione and the art of being inconspicuously conspicuous -- 2. Pietro Aretino and the art of conspicuous consumption -- 3. Michelangelo Buonarroti and the art of conspicuous absorption -- 4. Benvenuto Cellini and the art of conspicuous production -- 5. Anton Francesco Doni and the art of conspicuous reproduction -- App. Extant manuscripts with designs by Doni, in rough order.