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Global Interests

Renaissance Art Between East and West

Distributed for Reaktion Books

Global Interests

Renaissance Art Between East and West

Looking outward for confirmation of who they were and what defined them as "civilized," Europeans encountered the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the attention of the powerful Ottoman Empire. Global Interests explores the historical interactions that arose from these encounters as it considers three less-examined art objects—portrait medals, tapestries, and equestrian art—from a fresh and stimulating perspective. As portable artifacts, these objects are particularly potent tools for exploring the cultural currents flowing between the Orient and Occident.

Global Interests offers a timely reconsideration of the development of European imperialism, focusing on the Habsburg Empire of Charles V. Lisa Jardine and Jerry Brotton analyze the impact this history continues to have on contemporary perceptions of European culture and ethnic identity. They also investigate the ways in which European culture came to define itself culturally and aesthetically during the century-long span of 1450 to 1550. Ultimately, their study offers a radical and wide-ranging reassessment of Renaissance art.

224 pages | 32 color plates, 45 halftones | 6 x 9

Picturing History

Art: Art--General Studies

History: European History


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Table of Contents

Preface
1. Exchanging Identity: Breaching the Boundaries of Renaissance Europe
2. Telling Tapestries: Fabricating Narratives of Conquest
3. Managing the Infidel: Equestrian Art on Its Mettle
References
Select Bibliography
Photographic Acknowledgements
Index

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