Fluctuating alliances : art, politics, and diplomacy in the modern era / edited by Pilar Diez del Corral Corredoira.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Diez del Corral Corredoira, Pilar, editor.

Series:

Contact zones (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Volume 6.

Contact zones (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Political aspects.

Art.

International relations.

International relations--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 168 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]

Summary:

Welche Rolle spielten Kunstwerke im Geflecht der rasch wechselnden politischen Allianzen der Frühen Neuzeit? Dieser Frage gehen die interdisziplinären Beiträge des Bandes unter den Blickwinkeln "Krieg und Frieden", "Jesuiten und Diplomatie", "Verhandeln im Namen des Glaubens" und "Höfische und diplomatische Feste" nach. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf solchen Kunstgattungen, die aufgrund ihrer Reproduzierbarkeit für eine einfache Verbreitung geeignet waren, wie Medaillen und Druckgraphiken. Aber auch Gemälde, Grabmäler und ephemere Inszenierungen wie Feuerwerke dienten der Manifestation von Machtansprüchen. Durch die exemplarischen Analysen entsteht ein breiter Blick auf die politischen Dimensionen des frühneuzeitlichen transkulturellen künstlerischen Austauschs in Europa und darüber hinaus.

What was the role of art in the context of rapidly changing political alliances of the early modern period? The interdisciplinary contributions to this volume explore this question from the perspectives of "War and Peace," "Jesuits and Diplomacy," "Negotiating with Faith," and "Court and Diplomatic Celebrations". Special attention is paid to those art genres that were suitable for easy distribution due to their reproducibility, such as medals and prints. But also paintings, tombs and ephemeral festivities like fireworks served the manifestation of claims to power. The exemplary analyses provide a broad view of the political dimensions of early modern transcultural artistic exchange in Europe and beyond.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

From a Pact to Rupture and Vice-versa

War and Peace

Micro-conflicts and Reputation within Areas of “neutral” Ports during the War of the Spanish Succession

Iuguntur Iuppiter et Sol

Felicitas Duplex

Jesuits and Diplomacy

The Huron-Wendat Wampum Belt at Chartres

Refulgit Sol et Concordia

Negotiating with Faith

Picturing Politics and Diplomacy

A Catholic Crown made of Marble and Paper

Court and Diplomatic Celebrations

L’Ambition de l’Espagnol

Changing Alliances and their Impact on Charles III of Habsburg’s Royal Music Chapel and its Musicians in Barcelona (1705–1713)

Authors

Picture Credits

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-11-060559-7

3-11-060641-0

OCLC:

1266228128