The development of Orange-Nassau princely artistic activity, 1618--1632.
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Title
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The development of Orange-Nassau princely artistic activity, 1618--1632.
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Identifier
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AAI3311215
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identifier
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3311215
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Creator
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Magreta, Todd Jerome.
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Contributor
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Advisers: James M. Saslow | Frima Fox Hofrichter
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Date
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2008
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Art History
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines the development of artistic activity under Maurits (1567-1625) and Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647) of Orange-Nassau in The Hague during the period 1618-1632. These half brothers were successive Princes of Orange and Stadholders of the United Provinces of the Northern Netherlands in the turbulent Eighty Years War (1568-1648) against Spain; they were vital to the early history of the nation and contributed immeasurably to its success.;In 1618, Maurits inherited the title Prince of Orange, and its attendant wealth and privilege, which was subsequently inherited by Frederik Hendrik in 1625. The rise to the sovereign position of Prince brought a fundamental change to each man's personal and public life and served as the impetus to expanded artistic activity and courtly splendor. At the same time, the Orange-Nassau half brothers possessed supreme political and military control. The consolidation of Orange-Nassau ancestral titles and wealth with military and political power under Maurits established the practical foundation for the later environment of princely magnificence under Frederik Hendrik. The years 1618-1632, the final years of Maurits's reign and the first years of Frederik Hendrik's, were crucial for the development of Orange-Nassau princely artistic activity.;This study focuses on these changes to the lives of Maurits and Frederik Hendrik, offers a re-evaluation of the Orange-Nassau half-brothers' relationship to the visual arts, and provides a chronological account of the expansion of their artistic activity, 1618-1632. In doing so, it demonstrates the continuity between the two half brothers, who successively held all the same positions, titles, and responsibilities, and who were each new to their status as Prince of Orange between 1618 and 1632. This study also offers new interpretations of specific paintings appearing at the court in The Hague, by looking critically at the known information on individual works and situating them specifically within the historical environment in which they appeared.;Through the steady growth in architectural and artistic patronage during the years 1618-1632, Maurits and Frederik Hendrik of Orange-Nassau developed a courtly environment that would become truly princely in its image of splendor and magnificence.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
