Jacopo Strada and cultural patronage at the imperial court
| Titel: | Jacopo Strada and cultural patronage at the imperial court |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Leiden : Brill, [2018] |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance ; volume 17 Brill Open E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004270107 European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2018-II, ISBN: 9789004353305 |
| ISBN: | 9789004359499 ; 9789004355262 |
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| Zusammenfassung: |
"In Jacopo Strada and Cultural Patronage at the Imperial Court: Antiquity as Innovation, Dirk Jansen provides a survey of life and career of the antiquary, architect, and courtier Jacopo Strada (Mantua 1515-Vienna 1588). His manifold activities -- also as a publisher and as an agent and artistic and scholarly advisor of powerful patrons such as Hans Jakob Fugger, the Duke of Bavaria and the Emperors Ferdinand I and Maximilian II -- are examined in detail, and studied within the context of the cosmopolitan learned and courtly environments in which he moved. These volumes offer a substantial reassessment of Strada's importance as an agent of change, transmitting the ideas and artistic language of the Italian Renaissance to the North"--... |
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