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Festivals were occasions to which Renaissance European courts devoted
lavish resources. They marked all manner of state events and were charged with
political, economic and cultural significance. The essays in this volume, by an
international group of contributors, explore all of these aspects of court
festivals and address occasions and topics particular to countries from England
to Russia, Italy, France and Germany. They illustrate that festivals resulted both in the creation of high art,
as in the work of Rubens, but most often in more emphemeral workmanship.
Performances could be magnificent, though they were also fallible and
occasionally disastrous. This collection demonstrates that these festivals
provide fascinating material for all students of the political and artistic
culture of the European Renaissance. Festivals were occasions to which Renaissance European courts devoted
lavish resources. They marked all manner of state events and were charged with
political, economic and cultural significance. The essays in this volume, by an
international group of contributors, explore all of these aspects.
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Court Festivals of the European Renaissance: Art, Politics and Performance
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