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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.
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.
Mining the rich documentary sources housed in Tuscan archives and
taking advantage of the breadth and depth of scholarship produced
in recent years, the seventeen essays in this Companion to Cosimo I
de' Medici provide a fresh and systematic overview of the life and
career of the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, with special emphasis on
Cosimo I's education and intellectual interests, cultural policies,
political vision, institutional reforms, diplomatic relations,
religious beliefs, military entrepreneurship, and dynastic
concerns. Contributors: Maurizio Arfaioli, Alessio Assonitis,
Nicholas Scott Baker, Sheila Barker, Stefano Calonaci, Brendan
Dooley, Daniele Edigati, Sheila ffolliott, Catherine Fletcher,
Andrea Galdy, Fernando Loffredo, Piergabriele Mancuso, Jessica
Maratsos, Carmen Menchini, Oscar Schiavone, Marcello Simonetta, and
Henk Th. van Veen.
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