Magnificence in the Seventeenth Century - Performing Splendour in Catholic and Protestant Contexts (Hardcover)

This volume explores the concept of magnificence as a social construction in seventeenth-century Europe. Although this period is often described as the 'Age of Magnificence', thus far no attempts have been made to investigate how the term and the concept of magnificence functioned. The authors focus on the way crucial ethical, religious, political, aesthetic, and cultural developments interacted with thought on magnificence in Catholic and Protestant contexts, analysing spectacular civic and courtly festivities and theatre, impressive displays of painting and sculpture in rich architectural settings, splendid gardens, exclusive etiquette, grand households, and learned treatises of moral philosophy. Contributors: Lindsay Alberts, Stijn Bussels, Jorge Fernandez-Santos, Anne-Madeleine Goulet, Elizabeth den Hartog, Michele-Caroline Heck, Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, Jose Eloy Hortal Munoz, Felix Labrador Arroyo, Victoire Malenfer, Alessandro Metlica, Alessandra Mignatti, Anne-Francoise Morel, Matthias Roick, Kathrin Stocker, Klaas Tindemans, and Gijs Versteegen.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Intersections, 72
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Gijs Versteegen • Stijn Bussels • Walter Melion
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-43264-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	90-04-43264-7
Barcode:	9789004432642

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