Heritage of Art Diplomacy : Memoirs of an Ambassador - Memoirs of an Ambassador

The volume presents for the first time four seventeenth-century paintings commissioned by the Habsburg Ambassador Hans-Ludwig von Kuefstein after his diplomatic mission to Istanbul, accompanied by twelve gouache works from a collection in Austria. In spite of its diplomatic and political success in the Ottoman-Habsburg relations, the Kuefste in''s embassy is remembered first of all for its artistic legacy documented by the ambassador''s diary, the draft of a final report to the Emperor, diplomatic correspondence, a list of gifts presented and received, and last but not least, a series of gouaches, executed in Istanbul, and a series of oil paintings - which serve to illustrate various aspects of seventeenth-century Ottoman life, and provide a detailed account of the ambassador''s mission. The Orientalist Museum of Qatar curatorial and conservation departments, with the assistance of external scientific experts, have embarked upon a collaborative project to provide new insights in to the history of the Ottoman-Habsburg relations. The result is the exhibition and the volume Heritage of Art Diplomacy: Memoirs of an Ambassador- the culmination of two years'' restoration and research work aimed to provide a better understanding of the cultural heritage in respect to its aesthetic and historic significance and its physical integrity .

Product details

• Authors: Olga Nefedova, Nefedova Olga, Olga Nefedova
• Publisher: Skira
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.2013
• EAN: 9788857218410
• ISBN: 978-88-572-1841-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 580 mm x 280 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 1000 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business; austria, Ottoman Empire, ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / Asian / General, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Painting & paintings, East Asia, Far East, C 1600 To C 1700, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Oriental art, Paintings and painting, Turkish / Ottoman styles