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Title: | The Magnificence of Borso and Ercole d'Este: Princes of Ferrara (1450-1505) |
Authors: | Lesychyn, Adrianna Lubomyra |
Advisor: | Beame, E.M. |
Department: | History |
Keywords: | History;History |
Publication Date: | Sep-1981 |
Abstract: | <p>This study focuses on the reigns of Borso and Ercole d'Este who ruled Ferrara consecutively from 1450-1504. During this period Ferrara became one of the leading courts of Italy and a prominent European cultural centre. This was largely the result of the rulers' display of "Magnificence" , a classical concept which gained a new significance in the later fifteenth century. The Este used Magnificence to consolidate their dynasty and to fulfill personal political aspirations. Furthermore, they used it to emphasize class differences; such behaviour indicates the crystallization of an upper-class identity among the ruling elite of Italy. Ercole, in particular, emerges as an example of the self-assured, aristocratic ruler who appeared in the later <em>Quattrocento</em> Italian courts.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10383 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/5433 6456 2105647 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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