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The Escorial: Art and Power in the Renaissance

Door Henry Kamen

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#404155-UG29
Titel
The Escorial: Art and Power in the Renaissance
Auteur
Kamen, Henry
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New Haven : Yale University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
0300162448
ISBN13
9780300162448
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, (full page) illustrations mostly in colour, 8vo.
Samenvatting
An acclaimed historian of Europe explores one of the world&;s most iconic buildings and the monarch who created it
Few buildings have played so central a role in Spain&;s history as the monastery-palace of San Lorenzo del Escorial. Colossal in size and imposing&;even forbidding&;in appearance, the Escorial has invited and defied description for four centuries. Part palace, part monastery, part mausoleum, it has also served as a shrine, a school, a repository for thousands of relics, and one of the greatest libraries of its time. Constructed over the course of more than twenty years, the Escorial challenged and provoked, becoming for some a symbol of superstition and oppression, for others a &;wonder of the world.&; Now a World Heritage Site, it is visited by thousa... (Lees verder)nds of travelers every year.
In this intriguing study, Henry Kamen looks at the circumstances that brought the young Philip II to commission construction of the Escorial in 1563. He explores Philip&;s motivation, the influence of his travels, the meaning of the design, and its place in Spanish culture. It represents a highly engaging narrative of the high point of Spanish imperial dominance, in which contemporary preoccupations with art, religion, and power are analyzed in the context of this remarkable building.
Pagina's
291
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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