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Based on a series of letters between Barbara and her cousin Maria, in which she recounts her daily life, dramas and jokes, The Princess of Mantua is an example of docufiction at its most exquisite.
Author : Marie Ferranti
Publisher : Hesperus Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
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Based on a series of letters between Barbara and her cousin Maria, in which she recounts her daily life, dramas and jokes, The Princess of Mantua is an example of docufiction at its most exquisite.
Author : Alessandro Gonzaga-Castiglione 1.>
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 1859
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Author : John Genest
Publisher :
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 1832
Category : Theater
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Author : Lorenzo Bonoldi
Publisher : Guaraldi
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 20,37 MB
Release : 2016-01-21T14:45:00+01:00
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8869272427
Isabella d’Este (Ferrara 1474 – Mantua 1539) was already defined in her lifetime as “The first lady of the world”, and emains today one of the most brilliant characters of the Italian Renaissance. The first-born daughter of Duke Ercole of Ferrara and Eleonora of Aragon, at only six years of age was betrothed to Francesco II Gonzaga, heir of the Lords of Mantua. At sixteen, when she arrived in Mantua, she created one of the most culturally refined courts of the Renaissance. Driven by her insatiable desire for all things of antiquity, she collected in her Studiolo a precious assortment of classical artifacts. Fully aware of her extraordinary virtues, both physical and intellectual, she trusted the most illustrious artist of her time to represent her, and was portrayed by both Leonardo da Vinci and Titian – a privilege ot bestowed upon any king, Pope, or Emperor. A demanding and discerning patron, she entrusted Andrea Mantegna, Lorenzo Costa, Pietro Perugino and Correggio to create a cycle of paintings forher Studiolo. As a refined trend-setter, she formed the fashion of her time according to her own tastes, and became a point of reference not only for all of the Italian courts, but also for aristocrats throughout Europe. From her astrological chart and emblems to her portraits and the canvases created specifically for her Studiolo, this book contains several clear and original perspectives that highlight and better define the profile of Isabella. Here we have a new view of a Renaissance woman.
Author : Anne J. Cruz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 36,72 MB
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1317146913
As the first comprehensive volume devoted entirely to women of both the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg royal dynasties spanning the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries, this interdisciplinary collection illuminates their complex and often contradictory political functions and their interrelations across early modern national borders. The essays in this volume investigate the lives of six Habsburg women who, as queens consort and queen regent, duchesses, a vicereine, and a nun, left an indelible mark on the diplomatic and cultural map of early modern Europe. Contributors examine the national and transnational impact of these notable women through their biographies, and explore how they transferred their cultural, religious, and political traditions as the women moved from one court to another. Early Modern Habsburg Women investigates the complex lives of Philip II’s daughter, the Infanta Catalina Micaela (1567-1597); her daughter, Margherita of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589-1655); and Maria Maddalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Florence (1589-1631). The second generation of Habsburg women that the volume addresses includes Philip IV’s first wife, Isabel of Borbón (1602-1644), who became a Habsburg by marriage; Rudolph II’s daughter, Sor Ana Dorotea (1611-1694), the only Habsburg nun in the collection; and Philip IV’s second wife, Mariana of Austria (1634-1696), queen regent and mother to the last Spanish Habsburg. Through archival documents, pictorial and historical accounts, literature, and correspondence, as well as cultural artifacts such as paintings, jewelry, and garments, this volume brings to light the impact of Habsburg women in the broader historical, political, and cultural contexts. The essays fill a scholarly need by covering various phases of the lives of early modern royal women, who often struggled to sustain their family loyalty while at the service of a foreign court, even when protecting and preparing their heirs for rule a
Author : Laurie Stras
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 1107154073
Rethinks and retells the history of music in sixteenth-century Ferrara, putting women, of the court and convent, at the narrative centre.
Author : Thomas Salmon
Publisher :
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 46,21 MB
Release : 1739
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Author : William Leist Redwin Cates
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Page : 2414 pages
File Size : 48,60 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Inger Christensen
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
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Author : Thomas Salmon
Publisher :
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 19,16 MB
Release : 1739
Category : Geography
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