performance and practice at the Palazzo Te
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Mauer, Maria F.
- Publish Year
- 2019
- Shelfmark
- Z EUR 54 2019
- Thesaurus
- architectuur, gebouwde omgeving, gender, adel, renaissance, Italië, 16e eeuw, 17e eeuw
- Description
- This book investigates the built environment of the Palazzo Te in Mantua (Italy) in the period 1530 to 1630 as a performative space, a space formed by the gendered relationships and actors of its time. It examines the ceremonial use, the artistic reception and the gendered behaviours of the courtiers. The author argues that the palace was an active participant in the construction and perception of femininity and masculinity in the early modern court.