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Heritage of Art Diplomacy: Memoirs of an Ambassador
Olga Nefedova
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Description for Heritage of Art Diplomacy: Memoirs of an Ambassador
Hardback. Presents four seventeenth-century paintings commissioned by the Habsburg Ambassador Hans-Ludwig von Kuefstein after his diplomatic mission to Istanbul, accompanied by twelve gouache works from a collection in Austria. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1062.
The volume presents for the first time four seventeenth-century paintings commissioned by the Habsburg Ambassador Hans-Ludwig von Kuefstein after his diplomatic mission to Istanbul, accompanied by twelve gouache works from a collection in Austria. In spite of its diplomatic and political success in the Ottoman–Habsburg relations, the Kuefste in’s embassy is remembered first of all for its artistic legacy documented by the ambassador’s diary, the draft of a final report to the Emperor, diplomatic correspondence, a list of gifts presented and received, and last but not least, a series of gouaches, executed in Istanbul, and a series of oil ... Read more
The volume presents for the first time four seventeenth-century paintings commissioned by the Habsburg Ambassador Hans-Ludwig von Kuefstein after his diplomatic mission to Istanbul, accompanied by twelve gouache works from a collection in Austria. In spite of its diplomatic and political success in the Ottoman–Habsburg relations, the Kuefste in’s embassy is remembered first of all for its artistic legacy documented by the ambassador’s diary, the draft of a final report to the Emperor, diplomatic correspondence, a list of gifts presented and received, and last but not least, a series of gouaches, executed in Istanbul, and a series of oil ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skira
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Milan, Italy
ISBN
9788857218410
SKU
V9788857218410
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