Die Selbstbildnissammlung der Medici 1650-1723

Frühneuzeitliche Strategien zur Auslotung und Formung von Evidenz

von Anna Maria Jonietz

384 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The 'Galleria degli Autoritratti' in the Uffizi, Florence, is the largest collection of artists' self-portraits in the world. It was founded in 1650 by Leopoldo de' Medici, and his heir Cosimo III expanded and reorganized it. Assisted by a network of agents and guided by empirical research criteria, the two patrons acquired only genuine self-portraits. The outcome was a unique, special collection closely linked to the epistemological approaches of the 17th century. Anna Maria Jonietz is the first to analyze the art-theoretical and academic-historical aspects of the 'Galleria.' She sheds light on the strategies of showing and convincing and demonstrates how the historical exhibition concept enabled a visual study of art and its history.

• Reihe: Ars et Scientia
• Themen: Kunst Themen und Techniken Kunstgeschichte
• ISBN: 9783689241216
• Sprache: Deutsch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2025
• Größe: 24 x 17 cm
• Verlag: De Gruyter