Athanasius Raczyński (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 part...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill
2022
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "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 participant in and perceptive observer and critical commentator on political life, a connoisseur and art collector of European renown, and the author of ground breaking studies on German and Portuguese art - in short a distinguished and fascinating nineteenth century figure" |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XV, 554 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789004504660 978-90-04-50466-0 |