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1 online resource. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Art and material culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; volume 4
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Art and material culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; v. 4.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The story of Perseus and Medusa, an interpretation of its meaning, and the topos of decapitation -- Cellini's Perseus and Medusa: the paradigm of control -- Renaissance political theory and paradoxes of power -- The goddess as other and same -- The sexual symbolism of the Perseus and Medusa -- The public face of justice -- Classical and grotesque polities -- Eleonora di Toledo and the image of the mother goddess. |
Summary |
Cellini's Perseus and Medusa and the Loggia dei Lanzi: Configurations of the Body of State explores the role that maternal influence played in the formation of Cosimo I de' Medici's absolutist state. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571. Perseus.
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Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Perseus (Cellini, Benvenuto) |
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Gorgons (Greek mythology) in art.
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Gorgons (Greek mythology) in art. |
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Art -- Political aspects -- Italy -- Florence.
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Art -- Political aspects. |
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Italy -- Florence. |
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Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737.
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Chronological Term |
1421-1737 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Corretti, Christine. Cellini's Perseus and Medusa and the Loggia dei Lanzi 9789004292192 (DLC) 2015011594 (OCoLC)907206470 |
ISBN |
9789004296787 (electronic book) |
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9004296786 (electronic book) |
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9789004292192 |
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9004292195 |
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