Italian courts and European culture / Marcello Fantoni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fantoni, Marcello, author.

Series:

Renaissance history, art and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italy--Civilization.

Italy.

Italy--Court and courtiers--History.

Europe--Civilization--Italian influences.

Europe.

Civilization.

Civilization--Italian influences.

Courts and courtiers.

Physical Description:

305 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Between the fifteenth and the eighteenth century, princely courts dominated the Italian political scene. These courts were effervescent centers of cultural production. As such, they became a model for European monarchies who imported Italian courtly 'forma del vivere' ('style of life') to legitimize their power and to define social status. This phenomenon included architecture and painting, theater and music, manners and aesthetics, and all the objects, behaviors and beliefs that contributed to homogenizing European culture in the age of the Old Regime. It involved a hemorrhage of art and a continuous circulation of people, texts and symbols. The foundational material for this process was classicism and its purpose was political. This delineates a new geography and chronology of a truly European cultural history. It also provides the key traits for the European cultural identity."--Page four of cover.

Contents:

Republics and princes

Italian courts and European culture

The models

Common denominators.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789463729420

9463729429

OCLC:

1329420086