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Item Number: 145849
Title: Florentine Patricians and Their Networks : Structures Behind the Cultural Success and the Political Representation of the Medici Court (1600-1660)
Author: Goudriaan, Elisa
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9789004346529
Description: Leiden: Brill, 2017. 24cm., hardcover, 500pp., 91 color illus.

Contents: 1. Florentine Patricians and Their Changing Social and Political Position (1530-1670) Introduction - 1.1 The Forming of the Duchy of the Medici in Florence 1531-1537 - The Reign of the First Duke Alessandro de' Medici and Changing Political Institutions - 1.2 The Nomination of Duke Cosimo I, the Patricians' Loss of Political Power, the Arrival of Non-Florentine Courtiers and The Patricians' Quest to Regain Political Influence (1537-1609) - Cosimo's Quest for Political Independence - The Patricians' Counterquest for Political Recognition - 1.3 The Patricians' Run on Noble Titles, Their Social Domination over the 'Uomini Nuovi' and Their Growing Political Power (1609-1670) - 1.4 Social and Economic Power of Seventeenth-Century Patricians - 1.5 The Patricians' Contribution to the Economic Stability of Tuscany in the Seventeenth Century - 1.6 Cittadini or Noble Courtiers? - 1.7 Patrician Careers in Tuscany, Rome and Malta - Conclusion

2. Florentine Patricians in Their Role as Ambassadors and Chamberlains and Their Influence on the Social and Cultural Representation of the Medici in Florence, Rome and at Other Courts - Introduction - 2.1 Patricians as Diplomats - 2.2 Patricians as Ambassadors - 2.2.1 Giovanni Niccolini (Tuscan Ambassador in Rome from 1587 until 1610) - Food Gifts - Other Gifts of Grand Duke Ferdinand I - Visitors in the Garden of Villa Medici - The Issue of Precedence: the Entry of the New Ambassador Piero Guicciardini in Rome - The Preliminary Concerns - The Medici and the Savoy: the Conflict of Precedence - A Precedence Issue of 1608: Don Antonio de' Medici Visits Mantua - The Actual Arrival of Piero Guicciardini as the New Ambassador - 2.2.2 Piero Guicciardini (Tuscan Ambassador in Rome from 1611 until 1621) - Socializing with Cardinals and Other Prominent Persons in Rome - The Acquisition of Paintings for the Medici Court - The Elsheimer-tabernacle - Cardinal Carlo de' Medici Travels to Rome (1616) - 2.2.3 Other Patrician Ambassadors and Their Direct Influence on the Course of Events at the Court of Madrid and Rome Francesco Guicciardini and His Advice for Cultural Gifts at the Court of Madri - Francesco Niccolini (Tuscan Ambassador in Rome from 1621 until 1643) and the Palazzo Madama on the Campo Marzio in Rome - 2.3 A Florentine Patrician as Chamberlain of a Medici Prince and His Influence on the Social Representation of the Medici in Rome: Filippo Niccolini and His Decisions Regarding the Entry of Cardinal Giovan Carlo de' Medici into Rome (1645) - The Decoration of the Carriage: Polished or Gilded Ironwork? - The Uniforms and the Ceremonial Mace: Recycling, but Not Too Obvious - The Decoration of Palazzo Madama - The Public Entry of Cardinal Giovan Carlo de' Medici into Rome (1645) - Conclusion

3. Patricians as Patrons and Collectors During the Reigns of Ferdinand I, Cosimo II, the Regents and Ferdinand II de' Medici - Introduction - 3.1 Patricians as Patrons and Collectors During the Reigns of Ferdinand I and Cosimo II de' Medici - 3.1.1 Giovanni Niccolini (1544-1611) - The Niccolini Chapel in Santa Croce - The Niccolini Palace and Giovanni's Collection of Paintings, Sculptures and Coins - 3.1.2 Piero Guicciardini (1569-1626) - The Guicciardini Chapel in Santa Felicita - The Guicciardini Palace and the Collection of Art - 3.1.3 Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger (1568-1647) - The First Three Rooms of the Galleria Buonarroti - Some Contemporary Decoration Cycles of the Medici and Influences of the Galleria Buonarroti on the Decoration of Casino Mediceo - The Fourth Room of the Galleria Buonarroti, Buonarroti's Attempt to Build Up an Antique Sculpture Collection, and Pietro Da Cortona's Stay in Florence - Buonarroti's Influences on the Patronage of Grand Duke Ferdinand II - 3.1.4 Niccolò dell'Antella (1560-1630) - 3.2 Patricians as Patrons and Collectors During the Reigns of the Regents and Ferdinand II de' Medici - 3.2.1 Giovan Battista Strozzi the Younger (1596-1636) - His Art Collection and the Interest of the Medici and Patricians for Paintings with Literary Themes - 3.2.2 Tommaso Guadagni (1582-1652) - The Guadagni Palace - 3.2.3 Giovanni (1600-1661) and Lorenzo (1602-1656) di Jacopo Corsi - The Corsi Villa - The Corsi Palace and the Difference Between the Decoration of the Palace and the Villa - 3.2.4 Filippo Niccolini (1586-1666) - The Montauto Castle - Villa Camugliano and the Niccolini Palace - Conclusion

4. The Shared Cultural World of the Medici Princes and the Florentine Patricians: Musical Performances, European Networks, and Cultural Academies - Introduction - Part I - 4.1 Giovanni de' Medici and the Alterat - 4.2 Giovan Carlo de' Medici and Filippo Niccolini - 4.2.1 Niccolini as Supervisor of Giovan Carlo's Cultural Projects - 4.2.2 Niccolini's Correspondence with Musicians: New Baroque Influences from Rome - The Unknown Copyist Vannucci Sends Ariettas by Caproli and Carissimi to Florence - Marco Marazzoli and His Recitatives for Antonio Rivani - A Private Music Academy at the Palazzo and Villa of Marchese Niccolini? - 4.2.3 Niccolini's Contacts to Clients of Queen Christina of Sweden - 4.3 Leopoldo de' Medici (1617-1675) and His Cultural Contact with Florentine Patricians - The Acquisition of Books and Works of Art on Paper - Leopoldo's Interest in the Theatre Life at Different Italian Courts - Relations with European Men of letters - Part II - 4.4 Patricians, Artists, and Their Literary, Linguistic, and Theatrical Experiments at Florentine Cultural Academies and Confraternities - 4.4.1 Literary and Linguistic Academies - The Apatisti - The Svogliati, the Crusca and Burlesque Poems Influenced by the Literary Academies - The Pastori Antellesi - 4.4.2 Theatrical Academies - The Incostanti, the Improvvisi/Percossi, the Affinati, and the Sorgenti - Theatrical Performances at the Youth Confraternity Arcangelo Raffaello - Conclusion

5. The Brokerage Activities of Michelangelo Buonarroti The Younger and the Exchange of Cultural Gifts - Introduction - Part I - 5.1 Social Networks - 5.2 Patronage Networks - Patrons, Clients, and Friends - Dyadic, Non-Corporate Groups - 5.3 Brokerage Networks - Brokerage Networks in Theory - How Did a Broker Make Profit? - Dyadic Chains - 5.4 Maintaining Patronage Relationships: Exchanging Courtesies and Gifts - Part II - 5.5 The Social Network of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger - 5.6 The Exchange of Gifts and Genealogical Information Between Buonarroti and Florentine Patricians at Different Italian and European Courts - Books, Manuscripts, and Genealogical Information - Poems and Songs - Food Gifts - Buonarroti's Own Works as Gifts - 5.7 The Brokerage Activities of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger - 5.7.1 Social and Geographic Mobility of Artists - 5.7.2 Cultural Brokerage Services and Arranging Gifts - Arranging a Diplomatic Gift for the Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria - 5.7.3 Improving Patron-Client Contacts and Bringing Commissions to Completion - The Commission of 'Judith' (Cristofano Allori) for Cardinal Alessandro Orsini - The Commission of 'Latona and Her Children' (Domenico Pieratti) for Cardinal Francesco Barberini - 5.7.4 Job Requests - Conclusion

6. The Patricians' Contribution to Cultural Events the Medici Organised for Public Ceremonies and in Honour of Visiting Guests - Introduction - 6.1 Theatre Plays in Honour of Visiting Guests - 6.1.1 Theatre Plays in Honour of Fakhr ad-Din - 6.1.2 Theatre Plays in Honour of Other Important Guests - 6.2 The Patricians' Contribution to the Organisation of Memorial Ceremonies - The Memorial Ceremonies of 1598, 1610, and 1612 - 6.3 The Patricians' Contribution to the Organization of Marriages - The Marriages of 1600 and 1608 - Descriptions of Marriages and Memorial Ceremonies - The Marriages of 1637 and 1661 - Conclusion. (Rulers & Elites, 14)

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