Herculean Ferrara: Ercole d'Este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital

ISBN-13: 9780521522632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 568 str.

Thomas Tuohy; Gigliola Fragnito; Cesare Mozzarelli

Opis

The court of Ercole d'Este was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. The duke was a prolific builder, and the leader in the revival of classical theater, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles. Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely because of a devastating earthquake in 1570, but extensive archival evidence has been used to reestablish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage.