This book is about what brings together the artistic culture of Bohemia and Hungary, Austria, Poland Russia in the XV-XVI centuries. According to the author, this is the presence of an Italian accent in their visual culture. Italian specialists, primarily architects and sculptors, flock to the Saalpian countries and often settle there; the study examines various areas of their activities - from the construction of royal castles and the design of cities to the organization of festive processions.