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Herculean Ferrara: Ercole D'Este (1471 1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital

Herculean Ferrara: Ercole D'Este (1471 1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture

General ArchitectureItalian History

ISBN10: 0521522633
ISBN13: 9780521522632
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 8 2002
Pages: 568
Weight: 2.21
Height: 1.18 Width: 7.64 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
The court of Ercole d'Este was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. The duke was a prolific builder, and the leader in the revival of classical theater, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles. Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely because of a devastating earthquake in 1570, but extensive archival evidence has been used to reestablish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage.

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