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Cosmopolitan baroque : aristocratic networks and cultural exchange between seventeenth-century Habsburg Spain and Austria
Title
Cosmopolitan baroque : aristocratic networks and cultural exchange between seventeenth-century Habsburg Spain and Austria / Bianca M. Lindorfer.
ISBN
1032721340
1040172342
1040172377
9781032721347
9781040172346
9781040172377
9781032721316
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
Copyright Notice Date
©2025
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 220 pages).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 18, 2024).
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Biographical / Historical Note
Bianca M. Lindorfer holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute in Florence and now works at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on early modern aristocratic society and cultural transfer processes.
Summary
"This book examines the cultural relations between the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg monarchies in the seventeenth century and explores the central role of transnational aristocratic networks in cultural transfer processes between Spain and Central Europe. It tells the story of Central European aristocrats who embraced new foreign fashions, commodities, and practices to demonstrate their wealth and superior social position, thereby contributing significantly to the emergence of a cosmopolitan aristocratic Baroque culture. It shows that a new type of aristocrat emerged during this period: the cultured and educated aristocratic connoisseur, who knew how to use cultural imports and practices for his own strategic ends. However, the book also shows that not everyone was equally enthusiastic about the growing cultural imports, but that the boundaries between acceptance and rejection were often fluid. Covering a wide range of topics that span from early modern luxury consumption and food culture to collecting painting and the emergence of early modern aristocratic libraries, the book will appeal to a broad academic audience, including social and cultural historians, art historians and cultural anthropologists alike. With its transnational scope, the book will be relevant to scholars interested in exploring the cosmopolitan nature of the early modern aristocracy also beyond the Austrian Habsburg monarchy"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Aristocratic networks and cultural exchange between seventeenth-century Habsburg Spain and Austria
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Lindorfer, Bianca Maria. Cosmopolitan baroque Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 18, 2024
Series
Early modern Iberian history in global contexts: connexions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1. Bridging Cultures: Aristocratic Networks in the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg Monarchies
Spain, Central Europe and the Aristocracy
Chapter 3. Acquiring Contacts Abroad: Central European Aristocrats as Travelers and Ambassadors
Kinship and Court Networks: Circles of Influence and Cultural Transfer
The Courts of Empress María Anna and Empress Margarita Teresa
Part 2. Crossing Borders: The Transfer of Goods
Collecting Paintings: The Origins of the Gräflich Harrach'sche Gemäldegalerie
Exhibiting Knowledge: Spanish Literature in Aristocratic Libraries
Consuming Luxury: Austrian Aristocrats and the Rise of Chocolate
Part 3. Beyond Transfer: The Impact of Cultural Transfer in Shaping Identities
The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Aristocracy: Food, Fashion, and Fame
Cultural Patriotism: The Opponents of Foreign Influences.
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