The Cultural Politics of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici
- ISBN-10
- 135189191X
- ISBN-13
- 9781351891912
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 284
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-03-02
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Konrad Eisenbichler
Description
When he suddenly came to power in Italy in 1537, the young Duke Cosimo I de' Medici amazed friends and foes alike with his ability to extricate himself from mortal danger, affirm his authority and revive a dying state. He doubled the size of his duchy and established a dynasty that ruled unchallenged for 200 years. This volume is the first book-length study in any language to approach the figure of Duke Cosimo I from the point of view of his cultural agenda. The contributors examine the political, economic, cultural and linguistic strategies that made Cosimo a successful leader, and in the process illuminate the cultural world of mid-sixteenth-century Tuscany.
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