Description: Herculean Ferrara Ercole d'Este (1471–1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital An illustrated account of the life and work of a leading patron of the Italian Renaissance. Thomas Tuohy (Author) 9780521522632, Cambridge University Press Paperback / softback, published 8 August 2002 568 pages 23.4 x 19.4 x 3 cm, 1 kg ' … imaginative, sensibly organised and well presented.' The Court Historian Ercole d'Este (1471–1505) is perhaps best known as the father of Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua, but his court in Ferrara was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. He was an extremely prolific builder and laid out plans which doubled the size of the city. He was also the leader in the revival of classical theatre, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles. Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely on account of a devastating earthquake in 1570, but considerable archival evidence has been used to re-establish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage. This evidence runs contrary to many currently held assumptions, and although Herculean Ferrara deals with one court and one ruler it also challenges some of the basic notions about the relationship between artist and patron during the Renaissance. Acknowledgements List of illustrations Preface 1. The d'Este of Ferrara 2. The Estense inheritance 3. The ducal palace 4. The ducal capital 5. Court errant: the itinerant court 6. Princely piety 7. The decoration and furnishing of palaces 8. The ephemera of magnificence 9. As the duke commands Gazetteer Plans and genealogical table Abbreviations and the currency of Ferrara Sources Inventory of registers of the camera ducale Bibliography Appendices. Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], European history [HBJD]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC]
BIC Subject Area 2: European history [HBJD]
Item Height: 234mm
Item Width: 194mm
Author: Thomas Tuohy
Publication Name: Herculean Ferrara: Ercole D'este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 1000g
Number of Pages: 568 Pages
