Athanasius Raczynski (1788-1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts
"This book depicts the long rich life and wide ranging work of Count Athanasius Raczyński (1788-1874). By exploring his complex personality, his processes of thought and his accomplishments, it reveals a man at once a wealthy aristocrat, a Pole in the Prussian diplomatic service, an active par...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2022.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009660218606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Polyoptric Portrait
- 2 Sources
- 3 State of Research
- 4 Acknowledgements
- part 1: Formation
- 1 Grandfather Kazimierz Raczyński
- 1 His Guardian's Long Shadow
- 2 Traitor?
- 3 Family and Fatherland
- 4 Three Principles
- 2 Brothers
- 1 No One Else
- 2 Mirror
- 3 Herr Bruder, Write to Me
- 4 My Poor, Poor Brother!
- 3 Apprenticeship and Journeyman Years
- 1 The Fist, Rod, and Cane, or Education
- 2 'A Model Young Pole'
- 3 In Warsaw Circles
- 4 Smelling of the Antechamber
- 4 Rapture
- 1 Wasteful Times
- 2 Melancholy Self-Portrait
- 3 Wertherism
- 4 A Keen Eye
- part 2: Politics
- 5 The Aristocrat
- 1 Decorum
- 2 Estate
- 3 A Scandalous Picture: The Fiasco of Family Politics
- 4 Manifesto: The Portrait Gallery in Gaj
- 6 Political Creed
- 1 The Flight from Warsaw in 1794: The Spectre of Revolution
- 2 The Last Absolutist
- 3 Attitude towards the November Uprising in the Kingdom of Poland
- 4 Cara Patria: Being Polish as a Burden and a Challenge
- 7 A Pole in Berlin
- 1 Decision
- 2 'A Nobleman of the First Class'
- 3 A Good Catholic and a Pole
- 4 The Old Count
- 8 Diplomat
- 1 Early Endeavours
- 2 The Power of Circumstances or 'a Place Apart'?
- 3 Iberia
- 4 Friendships: Juan Donoso Cortés and Alphonse de Brotty d'Antioche
- part 3: Art
- 9 Raczyński as an Artist
- 1 Picturesque and Sublime Nature
- 2 The Romantic Landscape
- 3 Travel Notes
- 4 Views of Architecture
- 10 Aesthetic Views, Writings on Art, Patronage
- 1 Basic Concepts: Beauty and Taste
- 2 Modern German Painting
- 3 Writings on Art
- 4 Raczyński's Friend Wilhelm Kaulbach
- 11 Collector
- 1 The Queen of the Elves
- 2 Italian Journey
- 3 A Single Goal
- 4 Contemporary Painting
- 12 The Gallery
- 1 A Temple to Art
- 2 A Joint Undertaking: The Gallery in Poznań
- 3 A Small but Tasteful Picture Gallery
- 4 The Museum: 2 Exercierplatz
- Conclusion
- Athanasius Raczyński: Timetable
- Bibliography
- Index.
