The Politics of Water in the Art

Zusatztext "The Politics of Water gets to the bottom of the observation formulated at the outset from several perspectives and! in addition to studies on European festival culture! art history! urban planning and architectural history issues! also evaluates a not insignificant amount of archival sources published for the first time. In addition to the presentation of profound knowledge of the political festivals in and outside Florence! Felica M. Else succeeds in tracing the integration of maritime topics in the Medici public space. This gives a comprehensive picture of a dynasty that managed to 'take up the fight against water' within the 16th century and make it fruitful for 'its representation'." - Anna Lisa Schwartz! Sehepunkte Informationen zum Autor Felicia M. Else is Professor of Art History in the Department of Art and Art History at Gettysburg College. Zusammenfassung This book tells the dynamic story of the Medici dynasty’s struggle with water, to control its flow and manage its representation. Else examines the role of water in the art and festivals of Cosimo I and his heirs, Francesco I and Ferdinando I de' Medici, in a richly-illustrated interdisciplinary study. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Arrival of Cosimo's Neptune: Early Works and Influences from Abroad2. Art and Festival: The Neptune Fountain in the Piazza della Signoria and the Entrata of Johanna of Austria in 15653. Granducal Florence and the Age of Francesco I! 1566-1587: Courtly Pleasures and the Decline of Public Authority4. A Revitalized Age: Ferdinand I and the Wedding of 1589

Product details

• Authors: Felicia M. Else, Felicia Marlene Else, Else Felicia M., Felicia M.else
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.2016
• EAN: 9781472410795
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-1079-5
• Series: European Festival Studies: 1450-1700; European Festival Studies, 145; European Festival Studies: 1450-1700
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, ART / European, Italy, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600