Athanasius Raczyński (1788-1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-9004504660
• ISBN-13: 978-9004508453
• Thông tin xuất bản: Brill, 2022
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 461243
• Chủ đề: 1. 19th-century Berlin; 2. aristocracy; 3. art collecting; 4. art historiography; 5. German painting; 6. European history; 7. History of art / art & design styles; 8. Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

Tóm tắt

This book depicts the long rich life and wide ranging work of Count Athanasius Raczyński (1788-1874). By exploring his complex personality, his processes of thought and his accomplishments, it reveals a man at once a wealthy aristocrat, a Pole in the Prussian diplomatic service, an active participant in and perceptive observer and critical commentator on political life, a connoisseur and art collector of European renown, and the author of ground breaking studies on German and Portuguese art - in short a distinguished and fascinating nineteenth century figure.