Cittadini of Venice : Shaping Identities between Networks and Patronage (c. 1530-1690) /

In this volume Giulia Zanon sheds new light on our grasp of social hierarchy and the possibilities for social mobility in pre-modern Italy. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach that combines deep archival research with a multitude of artistic and architectural artefacts, this work breaks new gr...

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Main Author: Zanon, Giulia (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; 22
Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023.

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505 0 |t Contents -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction --  Research Context --  Sources and Methodology --  Structure -- 1 Membership and Administration of the scuole grandi --  1 The Civic Role of the scuole grandi --  2 The scuole grandi as 'Little Republics' for the cittadini --  3 Precious Memories: Structure and Materiality of the Libri d'Argento --  4 Social Ties, Admission and Membership in the Confraternities --  5 Corruption and Regulation of scuole Governance --  6 Conclusion -- 2 Cittadini Patronage in the scuole grandi --  1 The Relationship between scuole and the Civic Unity of the cittadini --  2 Processions and Rituals --  3 Patronage of Books --  4 Cittadini Artistic Patronage in Relation to the scuole --  5 Scuole Medals --  6 Conclusion -- 3 Cittadini Cultural Networks --  1 Lawyers of Venice: an Honourable Profession --  2 The Early Creation of Cultural Networks: the Education of cittadini --  3 The Intellectual Circle: Academies, ridotti and Friendships --  4 Patrons and Friends of Writers --  5 The Arts as a Cultural Gathering --  6 Conclusion -- 4 Cittadini, Parishes and the Counter-Reformation --  1 New Opportunities for Patronage: Church Reconstruction --  2 Cittadini and Chapels within Parish Churches --  3 Clergy, Laity and the Promotion of New Cults of Saints --  4 Speaking Tombs: Burial Sites and Social Relationships --  5 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography --  Archives --  Primary Sources: Manuscripts --  Primary Sources: Printed Texts --  Secondary Sources -- Index. 
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