The Medici Wedding of 1589

The Medici Wedding of 1589
Author :
Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 364
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0300064470
ISBN-13 : 9780300064476
Rating : 4/5 (476 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Medici Wedding of 1589 by : James M. Saslow

Download or read book The Medici Wedding of 1589 written by James M. Saslow and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The marriage in 1589 of Grand Duke Ferdinando de' Medici and the French princess Christine of Lorraine was a landmark event in Renaissance art and architecture, theater, music, and political ceremonial. Celebrated by a month of elaborate pageantry that required a full year of preparations, the wedding mobilized the combined artistic, intellectual, and administrative forces of Tuscany at the zenith of its wealth, power, and cultural prestige. This book combines art and social history to present the first comprehensive reconstruction of the Medici wedding and in the process provides a fascinating narrative of Florentine culture during the Renaissance. James Saslow draws on a rich trove of visual and archival sources to describe the jousts, plays, musical-dramatic intermedi, processions, and tournaments that celebrated the wedding; the artists, musicians, and architects who created and organized the events; and the bureaucratic administration that sustained this Renaissance "theater of the world." His sources include producers' daily logbooks and detailed records of the design process, staff, payments, and logistics, as well as eighty-eight set and costume drawings, paintings, and prints, which appear in a catalogue included in the book. Saslow's study will be of interest to practitioners and historians of theater, dance, music, and the visual arts, as well as to students of political and economic history and cultural studies.


The Medici Wedding of 1589 Related Books

The Medici Wedding of 1589
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: James M. Saslow
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

GET EBOOK

The marriage in 1589 of Grand Duke Ferdinando de' Medici and the French princess Christine of Lorraine was a landmark event in Renaissance art and architecture,
Music and Wonder at the Medici Court
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Nina Treadwell
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

The role of music and theater in Medicean politics
The Politics of Water in the Art and Festivals of Medici Florence
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: Felicia M. Else
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-27 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

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
Culture and Power
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: Jonathan Davies
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: BRILL

GET EBOOK

Traditionally grand ducal Tuscany and its cultural politics have been viewed through the lens of absolutism. Based on a wide range of newly found sources and bu
Art and the Relic Cult of St. Antoninus in Renaissance Florence
Language: en
Pages: 387
Authors: SallyJ. Cornelison
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-05 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

Tracing the history of St. Antoninus' cult and burial from the time of his death in 1459 until his remains were moved to their final resting place in 1589, this