Double agents: cultural and political brokerage in early modern Europe
Preliminary Material /M. Keblusek and B. V. Noldus -- Introduction: Double Agents In Early Modern Europe /Marika Keblusek -- Chapter One. The Embassy Of Art: Diplomats As Cultural Brokers /Marika Keblusek -- Chapter Two. Art And Patronage: Sir Henry Wotton And The Venetian Embassy 1604-1624 /Robert...
| Summary: | Preliminary Material /M. Keblusek and B. V. Noldus -- Introduction: Double Agents In Early Modern Europe /Marika Keblusek -- Chapter One. The Embassy Of Art: Diplomats As Cultural Brokers /Marika Keblusek -- Chapter Two. Art And Patronage: Sir Henry Wotton And The Venetian Embassy 1604-1624 /Robert Hill -- Chapter Three. Giovanni Andrea Doria: Citizen Of Genoa, Prince Of Melfi, Agent Of King Philip II Of Spain /Thomas Kirk -- Chapter Four. Politics And Letters: Gisbert Cuper As A Servant Of Two Republics /Bianca Chen -- Chapter Five. Mercator Sapiens: Merchants As Cultural Entrepreneurs /Marika Keblusek -- Chapter Six. Acquiring Artistic Expertise: The Agent Daniel Nijs And His Contacts With Artists In Venice /Maartje Van Gelder -- Chapter Seven. García De Yllán: A Merchant In Silver, Bread And Bullets And A Broker In Art, 1591–1655 /Maurits A. Ebben -- Chapter Eight. The Pretext Of Pictures: Artists As Cultural And Political Agents /Marika Keblusek -- Chapter Nine. A Spider In Its Web: Agent And Artist Michel Le Blon And His Northern European Network /Badeloch Vera Noldus -- Chapter Ten. John Dowland’s Employment At The Royal Danish Court: Musician, Agent—And Spy? /Peter Hauge -- Chapter Eleven. Travels Of A Court Jester: Gonzalo De Liaño, Art Agent At The Court Of King Philip II Of Spain /Susanne Kubersky-Piredda and Salvador Salort Pons -- Chapter Twelve. ‘From Russia With Love’: Agents And Their Victims /Martin Dönike -- Bibliography /M. Keblusek and B. V. Noldus -- Index Of Personal Names /M. Keblusek and B. V. Noldus -- Index Of Places /M. Keblusek and B. V. Noldus. The early modern system of brokerage as a widespread practice of transmission and dissemination of political, intellectual and cultural ideas and objects has, in recent years, received some scholarly attention. Agents from different professional backgrounds – diplomats, scholars, artists, priests, booksellers and merchants – have, however, been studied mostly from a single, disciplinary perspective. The chapters making up this present volume all focus on individuals and professional groups who, in the course of their careers, became involved in multiple modes of cultural and political transfer. Together they present an international and interdisciplinary examination of early modern brokerage, a phenomenon which was permeating early modern society – and possibly even one of the fundamental organizational principles of that society. Contributors include: Robert Hill, Thomas Kirk, Bianca Chen, Maartje van Gelder, Maurits A. Ebben, Peter Hauge, Susanna Kubersky-Piredda, Salvador Salort Pons, Martin Dönike, Badeloch Vera Noldus, and Marika Keblusek. This publication was financed by NWO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) as part of the VIDI research project \'Double Agents: Cultural and Political Brokerage in Early Modern Europe\' |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 247-267 |
| ISBN: | 9004215077 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004202696.i-280 |