Joyce De Vries

Caterina Sforza and the Art of Appearances (eBook, PDF)

Gender, Art and Culture in Early Modern Italy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In the first major book in four decades on Caterina Sforza, Joyce de Vries presents a comprehensive study of the famous Italian noblewoman's cultural endeavors. De Vries explores Sforza's patronage, collecting, and participation in ritual practices, the complex connections between prescriptive literature and women's actions, and the mutability of Early Modern gender roles. The book also shows how Sforza's status as an exceptional woman developed in the centuries after her death.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351953214
• Artikelnr.: 49354935

Autorenporträt

Joyce de Vries is an Associate Professor of Art History at Auburn University, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Creating a spectacle
Building magnificence
Splendor in the princely court
The cultivation of mind and spirit
The political afterlife of Caterina Sforza
Bibliography
Index.