Politics of Water in the Art and Festivals of Medici Florence

From Neptune Fountain to Naumachia

AvFelicia M. Else

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Del i serien European Festival Studies: 1450-1700

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This book tells the story of one dynasty's struggle with water, to control its flow and manage its representation. The role of water in the art and festivals of Cosimo I and his heirs, Francesco I and Ferdinando I de' Medici, informs this richly-illustrated interdisciplinary study. Else draws on a wealth of visual and documentary material to trace how the Medici sought to harness the power of Neptune, whether in the application of his imagery or in the control over waterways and maritime frontiers, as they negotiated a place in the unstable political arena of Europe, and competed with foreign powers more versed in maritime traditions and aquatic imagery.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-08-29
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:660 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:European Festival Studies: 1450-1700
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032401843

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Konsthistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Felicia M. Else is Professor of Art History in the Department of Art and Art History at Gettysburg College.

Recensioner i media

"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

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. The Arrival of Cosimo’s Neptune: Early Works and Influences from Abroad 2. Art and Festival: The Neptune Fountain in the Piazza della Signoria and the Entrata of Johanna of Austria in 1565 3. Granducal Florence and the Age of Francesco I, 1566–1587: Courtly Pleasures and the Decline of Public Authority 4. A Revitalized Age: Ferdinand I and the Wedding of 1589