Cosimo I de' Medici and his Self-Representation in Florentine Art and Culture (Hardcover)

In this study, first published in 2006, Henk Th. van Veen reassesses how Cosimo de' Medici represented himself in images during the course of his rule. Traditionally, Cosimo is seen to be posing as a republican prince in the images made of him during the early years of his reign; as his power grew, he represented himself as a proud dynastic and territorial ruler. By contrast, van Veen argues that Cosimo represented himself as a lofty ruler in the initial phase of his regime, but that from 1559 onwards he posed as a citizen-prince. Analyzing all of Cosimo's major commissions, both art and architecture, to support his argument, van Veen also examines historiographical and literary evidence, as well as the civic traditions, rites, and customs that Cosimo promoted in sixteenth-century Florence.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Henk Th. van Veen
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83722-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
LSN:	0-521-83722-7
Barcode:	9780521837224

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