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Singing of arms and men : Florence and the balletto a cavallo in the seventeenth century / Kelley Harness

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Harness, Kelley Ann, 1960-
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
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©2024
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Equestrian ballets (balletti a cavallo) emerged as valued dramatic entertainments in early modern Europe, demonstrating the wealth and magnificence of the patrons who commissioned them as well as the horsemanship and military skills of the noblemen who rode in them. Kelley Harness undertakes the first comprehensive study of 17th-century Florentine horse ballets and shows how the balletto a cavallo played a crucial role in self-fashioning by the Medici family during the period. Horse ballets also provided participating noblemen a venue for demonstrating critical markers of masculine nobility and confirming their family's relationship to the Medici.
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9780197761625 ebook
Audience Notes
Specialized.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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