Cosimo I De' Medici and His Self-Representation in Florentine Art and Culture
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Author | : Hendrik Thijs van Veen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2006-08-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521837224 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521837227 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cosimo I De' Medici and His Self-Representation in Florentine Art and Culture by : Hendrik Thijs van Veen
Book excerpt: In this study, Henk Th. van Veen reassesses how Cosimo de' Medici represented himself in images during the course of his rule. The text examines not only art and architecture, but also literature, historiography, religion, and festive culture.