Florentine patricians and their networks : : structures behind the cultural success and the political representation of the Medici Court (1600-1660) / / by Elisa Goudriaan.

In Florentine Patricians and Their Networks , Elisa Goudriaan presents the first comprehensive overview of the cultural world and diplomatic strategies of Florentine patricians in the seventeenth century and the ways in which they contributed as a group to the court culture of the Medici. The author...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Rulers & Elites 14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (499 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Florentine Patricians and Their Changing Social and Political Position (1530-1670)
  • Florentine Patricians in Their Role as Ambassadors and Chamberlains and Their Influence on the Social and Cultural Representation of the Medici in Florence, Rome and at Other Courts
  • Patricians as Patrons and Collectors during the Reigns of Ferdinand i, Cosimo ii, the Regents and Ferdinand ii de' Medici
  • The Shared Cultural World of the Medici Princes and the Florentine Patricians: Musical Performances, European Networks, and Cultural Academies
  • The Brokerage Activities of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger and the Exchange of Cultural Gifts
  • The Patricians' Contribution to Cultural Events the Medici Organised for Public Ceremonies and in Honour of Visiting Guests
  • Conclusion
  • Archival Sources Referring to Chapter 2
  • Archival Sources Referring to Chapter 4
  • Archival Sources Referring to Chapter 5
  • Archival Sources Referring to Chapter 6.