Echoing helicon : music, art and identity in the Este studioli, 1440-1530
Shephard, TimAuthor
In the construction of a private princely identity before the eyes of a select public in the study rooms of Italian Renaissance rulers, ideals of sober recreation met with leisured reality. 'Echoing Helicon' reconstructs, through the interpretation of painted and intarsia decoration, the roles played by music in such settings.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the construction of a private princely identity before the eyes of a select public in the study rooms of Italian Renaissance rulers, ideals of sober recreation met with leisured reality. 'Echoing Helicon' reconstructs, through the interpretation of painted and intarsia decoration, the roles played by music in such settings.
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Music and identity in the studiolo -- Leonello and the erotics of song -- Isabella and the decorum of voice -- Alfonso and the eloquence of Bacchus -- Conclusions : Living music at court.
Este family
Music
Music
Music
Music
Studiolos
Art and music
Music in art
Music
Music, Dance, Drama & Film
Music History & Criticism, General