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Art and Politics in Early Modern Germany: Jörg Breu the Elder and the Fashioning of Political Identity, Ca. 1475-1536
Contributor(s): Cuneo (Author)

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 ISBN: 9004111840     ISBN-13: 9789004111844
Publisher: Brill
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 1998
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Annotation: An exploration of the interaction between art and politics in early modern Germany, this work focuses on art, political in content, produced by the Augsburg artist Jvrg Breu the Elder during the second and third decodes of the sixteenth century. The book argues for the function of the art as fashioning political identities.
The artist Jvrg Breu is first introduced. His work for the city of Augsburg and for Habsburg and Wittelsbach rulers are examined. These works are placed within their historical context and analyzed according to how they articulate themes of warfare, ceremony, and history in order to construct political identity.
The analysis of Breu's city chronicle and of the response of his art to political contest is particularly useful for historians of art and of politics.

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BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Printmaking & Stamping
- Architecture | Interior Design - General
- History | Europe - Renaissance
Dewey: 769.92
LCCN: 98025296
Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.5" W x 9.64" L (1.50 lbs) 288 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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An exploration of the interaction between art and politics in early modern Germany, this work focuses on art, political in content, produced by the Augsburg artist J rg Breu the Elder during the second and third decodes of the sixteenth century. The book argues for the function of the art as fashioning political identities.
The artist J rg Breu is first introduced. His work for the city of Augsburg and for Habsburg and Wittelsbach rulers are examined. These works are placed within their historical context and analyzed according to how they articulate themes of warfare, ceremony, and history in order to construct political identity.
The analysis of Breu's city chronicle and of the response of his art to political contest is particularly useful for historians of art and of politics.
 
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