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Italian Culture in Northern Europe in the Eighteenth Century
Shearer West (Ed.)
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Description for Italian Culture in Northern Europe in the Eighteenth Century
hardcover. A 1999 study of how Italian artists and performers influenced taste and high culture in northern Europe in the eighteenth century. Editor(s): West, Shearer. Series: Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture. Num Pages: 252 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748.
This was the first multi-disciplinary study of the dissemination of Italian culture in northern Europe during the long eighteenth century (1689–1815). The book covers a diverse range of artists, actors and musicians who left Italy during the eighteenth century to seek work beyond the Alps in locations such as London, St Petersburg, Dresden, Stockholm and Vienna. First published in 1999, the book investigates the careers of important artists such as Amigoni, Canaletto and Rosalba Carriera, as well as opera singers, commedia dell'arte performers and librettists. However, it also considers key themes such as social and friendship networks, itinerancy, the relationships ... Read more
This was the first multi-disciplinary study of the dissemination of Italian culture in northern Europe during the long eighteenth century (1689–1815). The book covers a diverse range of artists, actors and musicians who left Italy during the eighteenth century to seek work beyond the Alps in locations such as London, St Petersburg, Dresden, Stockholm and Vienna. First published in 1999, the book investigates the careers of important artists such as Amigoni, Canaletto and Rosalba Carriera, as well as opera singers, commedia dell'arte performers and librettists. However, it also considers key themes such as social and friendship networks, itinerancy, the relationships ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521552233
SKU
V9780521552233
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Ref
99-12
Reviews for Italian Culture in Northern Europe in the Eighteenth Century
Review of the hardback: 'This book is a landmark in a field which invites wider investigation.' The Times Literary Supplement Review of the hardback: ' … a novel interdisciplinary take on a hitherto partially-studied field … West's volume raises issues and themes which will long prove relevant.' Rodney Palmer, The Art Book