Found insideIn her elegant new introduction, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in European cultural history, when - between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries - Italy led the world in painting, building, science and ... Found insideThe many photographs and reproductions are in black and white. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Isabella d'Este (1474-1539), daughter of the Este dukes of Ferrara and wife of Marchese Francesco II Gonzaga of Mantua, co-regent of the Gonzaga state, art collector, musician, diplomat, dynastic mother, traveler, reader, gardener, fashion ... Found insideHere is the period that gave rise to so many great artists and figures, and which by its connection to its classical heritage enabled a redefinition, even reinvention, of human potential. Uses an astonishing array of sources to imagine the Renaissance afresh by considering people´s appearances: what they wore, how this made them move, what images they created, and how all this made people feel about themselves. The most famous studiolo of all was that of Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua. This work explores the function of the mythological image within a Renaissance culture of collectors. Found inside â Page 46441â69 and Luzio, âIl lusso di Isabella d'Este. Accessori e Segreti della Toilette,â V Fascicolo (16 September 1896): 667â88. Vittorio Cian, âPietro Bembo e ... English translation (1561) of the 1528 text which portrays Renaissance court society in Italy The book underscores how the design and structure of public space during this transformative period were intended to exercise a certain measure of authority over its citizens, citing the impact of architecture and street layout on everyday ... Found insideThese two narratives are complemented in this book by Marco Boschiniâs poetic homage to the artist and by correspondence between the renowned Renaissance patron of the arts Isabella d'Este, Bellini, and others regarding the commission of ... Biography of a woman who used her beauty and intelligence to influence politics, inspire artist, and enrich her personal life during the Italian Renaissance. Found insideThe first comprehensive study on the role of Italian fashion and Italian literature, this book analyzes clothing and fashion as described and represented in literary texts and costume books in the Italy of the 16th and 17th centuries. Found insideWomen, Art and Architectural Patronage in Renaissance Mantua provides insight into a complex and fluid world of sacred patronage, devotional practices and religious roles of secular women as well as nuns in Renaissance Mantua. Found insideThis book is essential reading for scholars and students of Early Modern History and Literature, Renaissance Studies, and Italian Studies. Found insideThe #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is âa study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve itâ¦Most important, it is a powerful story of an ... Pan-European research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Ferrarese studies : tracking the rise and fall of an urban lordship in the Renaissance / Dennis Looney -- Ferrara : arts and ideologies in a Renaissance state / Riccardo Bruscagli -- Marriage and succession in the house of Este : a literary ... Found inside â Page 92She became a fashion icon of the Sforza court for the short time she lived ... Sisters Beatrice d'Este and Isabella d'Este were both Renaissance fashion ... Publisher Description In A Corresponding Renaissance: Letters Written by Italian Women, 1375-1650 Lisa Kaborycha considers the lives and cultural contributions revealed by these women in their own words, through their correspondence. Found insideFor fans of rich and vivid historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci ... In this fascinating study, Alison Cole explores the distinctive uses of art at the five great secular courts of Naples, Urbino, Ferrara, Mantua, and Milan. "Focuses primarliy on the social and historical context in which art was made and used"--Bibliographic essay (p. 326). Sumptuous novel centering on the life of sixteenth-century Italian Isabella D'Este. Found insideIncludes : Catherine of Siena ; Beatrice d'Este ; Anne of Brittany ; Lucrezia Borgia ; Margaret d'Angouleme ; Renee, Duchess of Ferrara. This is the first book which gives a general overview of women as subject-matter in Italian Renaissance painting. Found inside â Page 359He tells her how one evening the Duchess entertained the ladies of the court at the Schifanoia , and appeared in a blue satin robe with a high collar in the French fashion , but with sleeves slashed to â show the white chemisette , such as our ... Spanning an age that witnessed great achievements in the arts and sciences, this definitive overview of the Italian Renaissance will both captivate ordinary readers and challenge specialists. "Although most of Mantua's artistic treasures were sold or claimed as war spoils upon the decline of the Gonzaga family, the rich cultural legacy of this fascinating city lives on in the city's many surviving frescoes and in the collections ... Translated by Lucinda Byatt This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: the uncovering of two lost paintings by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo. From her astrological chart and emblems to her portraits and the canvases created specifically for her Studiolo, this book contains several clear and original perspectives that highlight and better define the profile of Isabella. In this book, grounded in an understanding of the context of the Italy of her day, the typical interests and behaviour of women of Isabella dâEsteâs status within Renaissance Italy are distinguished from those that were unique to her, ... Found insideThe first comprehensive guide to women's promotion and use of textual culture, in manuscript and print, in Renaissance Italy. This is the first collection of essays to examine how elite women in early modern Europe marshalled clothing and jewellery for political ends. Found inside â Page 359He tells her how one evening the Duchess entertained the ladies of the court at the Schifanoia , and appeared in a blue satin robe with a high collar in the French fashion , but with sleeves slashed to â show the white chemisette , such as our ... Two young women in the warring states of Italy seek to control their destinies in a world shaped by men In the first book systematically to give evidence of conjugal co-rule at an Italian Renaissance court, and the first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram shows their relationship in an entirely ... The book begins by introducing digital humanities, addressing key questions such as, âWhat is it?â, âWho does it?â, âHow do they do it?â, âWhy do they do it?â, and âHow can I do it?â. This book considers how writing over the period of a century justified and was affected by the introduction and extension of British domination of India, thus demonstrating the link between writing and the ideological, economic and ... This illuminating story raises interesting and important questions about relationships between artists and patrons, and about women as art patrons at the beginning of the 16th century. Found insideBorn into wealth amid the political and artistic foment of the Italian Renaissance, worldly and ambitious Isabella and naïve Beatrice Este, sisters and rivals, compete for the attentions of Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan--even though ... Found inside â Page 122The vogue began with simple , ungarnished pelts , as noted in a document of 1490 in which Isabella d'Este writes to Giorgio Brognolo , her agent in Venice ... The extraordinary cultural Renaissance in the northern Italian courts of the late 15th and early 16th centuries is the subject of this volume. 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