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The Pucci of Florence

Author : Carla D'Arista
Publisher : Harvey Miller
ISBN 13 : 9781912554256
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book The Pucci of Florence written by Carla D'Arista and published by Harvey Miller. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shrewd and ruthless, the Pucci were Medici loyalists whose political and cultural alignment with the most powerful family in Renaissance Florence was rewarded with wealth and influence. The Pucci family's martial support for the Medici in the ugly business of ruling Tuscany drove their transformation from a clan of minor guildsmen to a noble dynasty with three cardinals to its name. Over the next centuries, they showcased their exalted status with art and architecture that mirrored Medici tastes and reflected the values of civic humanism. The political and religious turmoil of the High Renaissance is writ large in this vivid portrait of the Pucci cardinals and their artistic patronage, a cultural biography inflected by the expulsion of the Medici from Florence, the Sack of Rome, the Reformation, and the occupation of Italy by Emperor Charles V. New archival evidence documents the chapels, palaces, and villas that were built, expanded, and decorated by the Pucci family in Rome, Tuscany, and Umbria. These celebrated projects were carried out by luminaries of Renaissance art and architecture: Michelozzo, the Pollaiuolo brothers, the Sangallo family, Baccio d'Agnolo, the Montelupo workshop, and others. A remarkable body of inventories reveals how the family's trials and tribulations shaped the fate of their estates and illustrates the role luxury goods played in the social ambitions of this newly-arrived family. Finally, a previously unknown catalogue of Palazzo Pucci tells the tale of the nineteenth-century dispersal of the family's priceless Renaissance artworks, a collection that once paralleled the splendor of the Medici court.

A Cultural Symbiosis

Author : Klazina D. Botke
Publisher : Leuven University Press
ISBN 13 : 9462702969
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book A Cultural Symbiosis written by Klazina D. Botke and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Florentine patriciate did not end with the establishment of the Medici Duchy and Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Proud and self-confident, these patricians were not subservient courtiers; on the contrary, they continued to exert a considerable influence on Florentine culture and politics for centuries. The patrician class in sixteenth-century Florence were the descendants of wealthy, sophisticated and politically savvy families who, while acquiring noble titles, estates, and villas, retained their long-standing urban identity. The mark they left on the city’s cultural and artistic life was embraced by the Medici, who used their political and diplomatic knowhow, eleborate artistic commissions, and European networks to enhance their power and prestige. A Cultural Symbiosis highlights the contributions to Florentine art and culture of eight patricians, focusing on the Valori, Pucci, Ridolfi, Vecchietti, del Nero, Salviati, Guicciardini, and Niccolini families.

Images and Identity in Fifteenth-century Florence

Author : Patricia Lee Rubin
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300123425
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Images and Identity in Fifteenth-century Florence written by Patricia Lee Rubin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of ways of looking in Renaissance Florence, where works of art were part of a complex process of social exchange Renaissance Florence, of endless fascination for the beauty of its art and architecture, is no less intriguing for its dynamic political, economic, and social life. In this book Patricia Lee Rubin crosses the boundaries of all these areas to arrive at an original and comprehensive view of the place of images in Florentine society. The author asks an array of questions: Why were works of art made? Who were the artists who made them, and who commissioned them? How did they look, and how were they looked at? She demonstrates that the answers to such questions illuminate the contexts in which works of art were created, and how they were valued and viewed. Rubin seeks out the meeting places of meaning in churches, in palaces, in piazzas--places of exchange where identities were taken on and transformed, often with the mediation of images. She concentrates on questions of vision and visuality, on "seeing and being seen." With a blend of exceptional illustrations; close analyses of sacred and secular paintings by artists including Fra Angelico, Fra Filippo Lippi, Filippino Lippi, and Botticelli; and wide-ranging bibliographic essays, the book shines new light on fifteenth-century Florence, a special place that made beauty one of its defining features.

What Great Paintings Say

Author : Rose-Marie Hagen
Publisher : Taschen
ISBN 13 : 9783822813720
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book What Great Paintings Say written by Rose-Marie Hagen and published by Taschen. This book was released on 2003 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen provide answers to these and other questions about world-famous works of art. Guiding our eye to revealing details, they also shed fascinating light on fishions and lifestyles, loves and intrigues, politics and people, and transform our encounter with art into an exciting adventure. Book jacket.

The Lady of Sing Sing

Author : Idanna Pucci
Publisher : Tiller Press
ISBN 13 : 1982139315
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Lady of Sing Sing written by Idanna Pucci and published by Tiller Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “gripping social history” (Publishers Weekly), with all the passion and pathos of a classic opera, chronicles the riveting first campaign against the death penalty waged in 1895 by American pioneer activist, Cora Slocomb, Countess of Brazzà, to save the life of a twenty-year-old illiterate Italian immigrant, Maria Barbella, who killed the man who had abused her. Previously published as The Trials of Maria Barbella. In 1895, a twenty-two-year-old Italian seamstress named Maria Barbella was accused of murdering her lover, Domenico Cataldo, after he seduced her and broke his promise to marry her. Following a sensational trial filled with inept lawyers, dishonest reporters and editors, and a crooked judge repaying political favors, the illiterate immigrant became the first woman sentenced to the newly invented electric chair at Sing Sing, where she is also the first female prisoner. Behind the scenes, a corporate war raged for the monopoly of electricity pitting two giants, Edison and Westinghouse with Nikola Tesla at his side, against each other. Enter Cora Slocomb, an American-born Italian aristocrat and activist, who launched the first campaign against the death penalty to save Maria. Rallying the New York press, Cora reached out across the social divide—from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the tenements of Little Italy. Maria’s “crime of honor” quickly becomes a cause celebre, seizing the nation’s attention. Idanna Pucci, Cora’s great-granddaughter, masterfully recounts this astonishing story by drawing on original research and documents from the US and Italy. This dramatic page-turner, interwoven with twists and unexpected turns, grapples with the tragedy of immigration, capital punishment, ethnic prejudice, criminal justice, corporate greed, violence against women, and a woman’s right to reject the role of victim. Over a century later, this story is as urgent as ever.

A Patron Family Between Renaissance Florence, Rome, and Naples

Author : Vincenzo Sorrentino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000569055
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Patron Family Between Renaissance Florence, Rome, and Naples written by Vincenzo Sorrentino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the Del Riccio family in Florence in the early modern period, investigating the cultural mediations fostered by the family between Florence, Rome, and Naples, as well as shedding light on the intellectual and social exchanges between different regions of Italy and on the creation of foreign nations within the main Italian cities. These social and cultural dimensions are further explored through the study of the obsessive persistence of the family’s relationship with Michelangelo Buonarroti, exhibited both publicly, in the Florentine and Neapolitan family chapels, and privately in their homes. The main achievement of this study is to move the focus from the ruling power, the Medici family and the immediate members of their court, to a Florentine middle-class family and its social mobility: this shift from the conventional narrative to a distributed microhistory is fundamental to better assess the use of images and artworks in early modern Florence and abroad. The aesthetic and stylistic choices in the use of art and art display made by the Del Riccio reveal a deep awareness of the substantial differences in taste and meaning between different cities of the Italian peninsula. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual culture, and Renaissance studies.

Dressing Renaissance Florence

Author : Carole Collier Frick
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421403757
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Dressing Renaissance Florence written by Carole Collier Frick and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-08-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As portraits, private diaries, and estate inventories make clear, elite families of the Italian Renaissance were obsessed with fashion, investing as much as forty percent of their fortunes on clothing. In fact, the most elaborate outfits of the period could cost more than a good-sized farm out in the Mugello. Yet despite its prominence in both daily life and the economy, clothing has been largely overlooked in the rich historiography of Renaissance Italy. In Dressing Renaissance Florence, however, Carole Collier Frick provides the first in-depth study of the Renaissance fashion industry, focusing on Florence, a city founded on cloth, a city of wool manufacturers, finishers, and merchants, of silk dyers, brocade weavers, pearl dealers, and goldsmiths. From the artisans who designed and assembled the outfits to the families who amassed fabulous wardrobes, Frick's wide-ranging and innovative interdisciplinary history explores the social and political implications of clothing in Renaissance Italy's most style-conscious city. Frick begins with a detailed account of the industry itself—its organization within the guild structure of the city, the specialized work done by male and female workers of differing social status, the materials used and their sources, and the garments and accessories produced. She then shows how the driving force behind the growth of the industry was the elite families of Florence, who, in order to maintain their social standing and family honor, made continuous purchases of clothing—whether for everyday use or special occasions—for their families and households. And she concludes with an analysis of the clothes themselves: what pieces made up an outfit; how outfits differed for men, women, and children; and what colors, fabrics, and design elements were popular. Further, and perhaps more basically, she asks how we know what we know about Renaissance fashion and looks to both Florence's sumptuary laws, which defined what could be worn on the streets, and the depiction of contemporary clothing in Florentine art for the answer. For Florence's elite, appearance and display were intimately bound up with self-identity. Dressing Renaissance Florence enables us to better understand the social and cultural milieu of Renaissance Italy.

Florence & Tuscany

Author :
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756615402
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Florence & Tuscany written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three-dimensional cutaway illustrations and floor plans of key landmarks complement these richly illustrated, fully updated travel handbooks that also include enhanced maps, street-by-street guides, background information on a host of popular sights, and an expanded traveler's survival guide providing tips on hotels, restaurants, local customs, transportation, medical services, museums, entertainment, and more.

Florence

Author : Richard J. Goy
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300219237
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Florence written by Richard J. Goy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, millions of visitors travel to Florence to admire the architectural marvels of this famous Renaissance city. In this compact yet comprehensive volume, architect and architectural historian Richard J. Goy offers a convenient, accessible guide to the city’s piazzas, palazzos, basilicas, and other architectural points of interest, as well as pertinent historical details regarding Florence’s unique urban environment. Clearly laid out and fully illustrated, this handbook is designed around a series of expertly planned walking tours that encompass not only the city’s most admired architectural sites, but also its lesser-known gems. Maps are tailored to each walking tour and provide additional references and insights, along with introductory chapters on the city’s architectural history, urban design, and building materials and techniques. Featuring a complete bibliography, glossary of key terms, and other useful reference materials, Goy’s guide will appeal both to travelers who desire a greater architectural context and analysis than that offered by a traditional guide and to return visitors looking to rediscover Florence’s most enchanting sites.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence and Tuscany

Author : Christopher Catling
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465411097
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence and Tuscany written by Christopher Catling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in PDF format. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence & Tuscany will lead you straight to the best attractions the charming city of Florence and awe-inspiring Tuscany region has to offer. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets in this fully updated guide, plus in-depth coverage of all the unforgettable sights in Florence and Tuscany. This uniquely visual travel guide to Florence and Tuscany also includes illustrated cutaways of floor plans and reconstructions of the region's stunning architecture. The pull-out map, clearly marked with sights from the guidebook, includes detailed street views of all the key areas. Transportation maps and information on the most useful tickets to buy for your stay help you get the most out of your trip. There's even a chart showing the walking distances between major sights and attractions. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence & Tuscany shows you what others only tell you.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florence & Tuscany

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0241205697
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florence & Tuscany written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence & Tuscany will lead you straight to the best attractions the charming city of Florence and awe-inspiring Tuscany region have to offer. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets in this fully updated guide, plus in-depth coverage of all the unforgettable sights in Florence and Tuscany. This uniquely visual travel guide also includes illustrated cutaways of floor plans and reconstructions of the region's stunning architecture. The maps are clearly marked with sights from the guidebook, includes detailed street views of all the key areas. Transportation maps and information on the most useful tickets to buy for your stay help you get the most out of your trip. There's even a chart showing the walking distances between major sights and attractions. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence & Tuscany shows you what others only tell you.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florence and Tuscany

Author : DK Eyewitness
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465464824
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florence and Tuscany written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the busy streets of Florence and Tuscany, see history, and stroll through museums. Eat bread dipped in olive oil and stroll along cobbled streets in these beautiful cities. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence & Tuscany. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights. + Detailed city maps include street finder indexes for easy navigation. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence & Tuscany truly shows you this region as no one else can.

Florentine Palaces & Their Stories

Author : Janet Ross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Florentine Palaces & Their Stories written by Janet Ross and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Florence and Her Treasures

Author : Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florence and Her Treasures written by Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Niccolò Ridolfi and the Cardinal's Court

Author : Lucinda Byatt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000637956
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Niccolò Ridolfi and the Cardinal's Court written by Lucinda Byatt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niccolò Ridolfi (1501–50), was a Florentine cardinal, nephew and cousin to the Medici popes Leo X and Clement VII, and he owed his status and wealth to their patronage. He remained actively engaged in Florentine politics, above all during the years of crisis that saw the Florentine state change from republic to duchy. A widely respected patron and scholar throughout his life, his sudden death during the conclave of 1549–50 led to allegations of poison that an autopsy appears to confirm. This book examines Cardinal Ridolfi and his court in order to understand the extent to which cardinalate courts played a key part in Rome’s resurgence and acted as hubs of knowledge located on the fault lines of politics and reform in church and state, hospitable spaces that can be analysed in the context of entanglements in Florentine and Roman cultural and political patronage, and intersections between the princely court and a more professional and complex knowledge and practice of household management in the consumer and service economy of early modern Rome. Based on an array of archival sources and on three treatises whose authors were closely linked to Ridolfi’s court, this monograph explores these multidisciplinary intersections to allow the more traditional fields of church and political history to be approached from different angles. Niccolò Ridolfi and the Cardinal's Court will appeal to all those interested in the organisation of these elite establishments and their place in sixteenth-century Roman society, the life and patronage of Niccolò Ridolfi in the context of the Florentine exiles who desired a return to republicanism, and the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

A History of the Commonwealth of Florence

Author : Thomas Adolphus Trollope
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752586257
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Commonwealth of Florence written by Thomas Adolphus Trollope and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. From the earliest independence of the commune to the fall of the republic in 1531. In four vols.

A History of the Commonwealth of Florence from the earliest Independence of the Commune to the Fall of the Republic in 1531

Author : T. Adolphus Trollope
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Commonwealth of Florence from the earliest Independence of the Commune to the Fall of the Republic in 1531 written by T. Adolphus Trollope and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: