A donde Neptuno reina: Water, Gods and Power during the Modern Era (16th-18th Centuries)
Keywords:
Gods, Power, Early modern period, HistorySynopsis
Since time immemorial, the element water has been associated with power. The purpose of this book is to deepen the understanding of the connection between water and power through a series of case studies that will provide information on the immense versatility of this subject.
Chapters
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Introduction. From primeval water to coin. Oceans, water and men of the modern period
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Giorgio Vasari’s Neptune as Cosimo I de’ Medici: The element of water as a political symbol
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The ruler of the waters: The role of Neptune in the episcopal representational strategy of Markus Sittikus in Hellbrunn
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Un Tajo conquistado por la Casa de Borbón. Guerra y propaganda política francesa sobre la Guerra de los Siete Años
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Mar Portuguez: O Oceano Atlântico como palco para a dominação portuguesa das Américas
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« Étancher la soif d’or! Étancher la soif d’eau! » Eaux et pouvoirs dans la Capitainerie des Minas Gerais (XVIIIe siècle, Brésil)
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“Iberi Imperii finis limes et orbis erit”. China, Spain and the Ocean through propagandist and cartographic representations (16th–18th centuries)
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Mar, conhecimento empírico e simbólica dos animais marinhos na imagem de poder da Infanta D. Beatriz em Cortes de Júpiter de Gil Vicente (1521)
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“Co salgado Neptuno o doce Tejo”. The iconography of water in Portuguese royal festivities (17th century)
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“Io son de l’acque il Nume”: God of the rivers – God of the sea? Neptune in italian baroque stage performances and its different meaning in Rome and Venice
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Published
January 1, 2020
Series
Copyright (c) 2020 Pilar Diez del Corral Corredoira; Liana de Girolami Cheney, Christopher Kreutchen, Mar García Arenas, Fernando Morato, Marjolaine Carles, Diego Sola, Carla Alferes Pinto, Cristina Brito, Filipa Araújo, Diana Andrea Blichmann
Details about the available publication format: PDF
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ISBN-13 (15)
978-989-755-457-5
