The presentation of a Renaissance lord : portraiture of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, 1471-1505

Author

Manca, Joseph

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte. 1989, Num. 4, Vol. 52, 522-538, 15 ill.

ISSN

0044-2992

Abstract (en)

Focuses on the political significance of portraits of Ercole I d'Este in paintings, drawings, medals, and monuments. Suggests that Ercole sought to create two dominant impressions: first, that of a Duke who ruled with the scale and importance reminiscent of Roman emperors, and second, that of the perfect Christian prince, a semi-divine ruler. His artists developed innovative forms of portraiture not just in the context of Ferrara but for the Italian Renaissance as a whole.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Italy
• Italy
• 1400-1500
• Ferrara (ITA)
• Portraits
• Este, Ercole I d', duca di Modena, Reggio e Ferrara, 1431-1505
• Politics
• Art
• Painting
• Drawing
• Medals
• Commemorative monuments
• Renaissance
• Rulers
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Italie
• Italie
• 1400-1500
• Ferrara (ITA)
• Portrait
• Este, Ercole I d', duca di Modena, Reggio e Ferrara, 1431-1505
• Politique
• Art
• Peinture
• Dessin
• Médaille
• Monument commémoratif
• Renaissance
• Souverains
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416302

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