Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts: Court Culture in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe

— —

Lisa Skogh Lisa Skogh

Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts

Court Culture in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe

Lisa Skogh, Lisa Skogh

$83.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
30 June 2021

The Arts: General & Reference; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800

Series: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World

As queen consort and dowager, Hedwig Eleonora (1636–1715) held a unique position in Sweden for more than half a century. As the dominant collector and patron of art and architecture in the realm, she left a strong mark on Swedish court culture. Her dynastic network among the Northern European courts was extensive, and this helped to make Sweden a major cultural center in Northern Europe in the later seventeenth century. This book represents the first major scholarly publication on the full range of Hedwig Eleonora’s endeavours, from the financing of her court to her place within a larger princely network, to her engagements with various cultural pursuits, to her public image.

As the contributors show, despite her high profile, political position, and conspicuous patronage, Hedwig Eleonora experienced little of the animosity directed at many other foreign queens and regents, such as the Medici in France and Henrietta Maria in England. In this way, she provides a model for a different and more successful way of negotiating the difficulties of joining a foreign court; the analysis of her circumstances thus adds a substantial dimension to the study of early modern queenship.

Presenting much new scholarship, this volume highlights one extremely significant early modern woman and her imprint on Northern European history, and fosters international awareness of the importance of early modern Scandinavia for European cultural history.

Edited by: Lisa Skogh, Lisa Skogh
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9781032097244
ISBN 10: 1032097248
Series: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 June 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kristoffer Neville is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of California, Riverside, USA Lisa Skogh is Project Co-Investigator in the Research Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, UK