Caterina Sforza and the Art of Appearances: Gender, Art and Culture in Early Modern Italy

(Part of the Women and Gender in the Early Modern World Series)

by Joyce de Vries

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In the first major book in four decades on Caterina Sforza (1463-1509), Joyce de Vries investigates the famous noblewoman's cultural endeavors, and explores the ways in which gender, culture, and consumption practices were central to the invention of the self in early modern Italy. Sforza commissioned elaborate artistic and architectural works, participated in splendid civic and religious rituals, and collected a dazzling array of clothing, jewelry,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138254126

ISBN13:9781138254121

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:Routledge

Length:324 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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