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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_6958
dc.contributor.author	Ferlito Flaminia
dc.title	«Sua Maestà lascia a Vostra Eminenza l’ordinare l’historia e figure che stimerà più a proposito». I Barberini e doni diplomatici ai reali inglesi nel Seicento
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Paintings and sculptures have always populated European royal collections, and the English one is no exception. What was the political function of these artworks? The article considers, as case studies, two paintings – Bacchus and Ariadne by Reni and the Wedding of Paleo and Teti by Romanelli – sent to Charles I Stuart by Francesco Romanelli as a diplomatic gift. He had guessed correctly that the gift of his masterpieces would have been an excellent way to obtain the attention of the royal court, mainly as he aspired to convert the English crown to Catholicism. This episode sheds new light on how images can define and redefine paintings’ role in political propaganda during the 17th century.
dc.relation.ispartof	Quaderni di Venezia Arti
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2022-05-13
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-10-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-589-6/sua-maesta-lascia-a-vostra-eminenza-lordinare-lhis/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-588-9/009
dc.identifier.eissn	2784-8868
dc.identifier.isbn
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-588-9
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Art and power
dc.subject	Baroque
dc.subject	Diplomatic gift
dc.subject	European art
dc.subject	History of collections

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«Sua Maestà lascia a Vostra Eminenza l’ordinare l’historia e figure che stimerà più a proposito». I Barberini e doni diplomatici ai reali inglesi nel Seicento

Flaminia Ferlito Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Italia

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Paintings and sculptures have always populated European royal collections, and the English one is no exception. What was the political function of these artworks? The article considers, as case studies, two paintings – Bacchus and Ariadne by Reni and the Wedding of Paleo and Teti by Romanelli – sent to Charles I Stuart by Francesco Romanelli as a diplomatic gift. He had guessed correctly that the gift of his masterpieces would have been an excellent way to obtain the attention of the royal court, mainly as he aspired to convert the English crown to Catholicism. This episode sheds new light on how images can define and redefine paintings’ role in political propaganda during the 17th century.

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May 13, 2022

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978-88-6969-588-9

Keywords: European art • Baroque • History of collections • Diplomatic gift • Art and power

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