Exotic animals in the art and culture of the Medici court in Florence / by Angelica Groom.
The book examines the roles that rare and exotic animals played in the cultural self-fashioning and the political imaging of the Medici court during the family's reign, first as Dukes of Florence (1532-1569) and subsequently as Grand Dukes of Tuscany (1569-1737). The book opens with an examinat...
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Groom, Angelica, author. Exotic animals in the art and culture of the Medici court in Florence by Angelica Groom. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018] 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations (some color). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance, 2211-4610 ; volume 16 Includes bibliographical references. Front Matter -- Copyright -- -- Contents -- Introduction and Global Perspective of Animal Collecting and Menageries -- Cultural Uses of Animals at the Medici Court -- Zoological Collecting: Practices of Exchange and Processes of Procurement -- Menageries and Aviaries in Medicean Florence -- The Sport of the Chase: "Exotic Hunts" -- Spectacles of Slaughter and Courtly Pageants: Exotic Beasts as Symbols of Power and Colonial Ambitions -- Exotic Animals in the Art of the Medici Court -- Animal Imagery in the Service of Political Imaging -- Medici Patronage and Early Modern Naturalism: Tensions between Scientific and Decorative Naturalism -- The Ambrogiana Series of Animal Paintings -- Conclusion. The book examines the roles that rare and exotic animals played in the cultural self-fashioning and the political imaging of the Medici court during the family's reign, first as Dukes of Florence (1532-1569) and subsequently as Grand Dukes of Tuscany (1569-1737). The book opens with an examination of global practices in zoological collecting and cultural uses of animals. The Medici's activities as collectors of exotic species, the menageries they established and their deployment of animals in the ceremonial life of the court and in their art are examined in relation to this wider global perspective. The book seeks to nuance the myth promoted by the Medici themselves that theirs was the most successful princely serraglio in early modern Europe. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Wild animal collecting Italy Florence History. Animals and civilization Italy Florence. Animals Symbolic aspects History. Italy Florence Medici, House of. 90-04-36898-1 Rulers & Elites 16. |
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