Die Selbstbildnissammlung der Medici 1650-1723 - Frühneuzeitliche Strategien zur Auslotung und Formung von Evidenz
| Verlag | De Gruyter |
| Auflage | 20.10.2025 |
| Seiten | 384 |
| Format | 18,0 x 2,5 x 25,0 cm |
| Gewicht | 971 g |
| Reihe | Ars et Scientia |
| ISBN-10 | 3689241219 |
| ISBN-13 | 9783689241216 |
| Bestell-Nr | 68924121A |
The 'Galleria degli Autoritratti' in the Uffizi, Florence, is the largest collection of artists' self-portraits in the world. It was founded in 1650 by Leopoldo de' Medici, and his heir Cosimo III expanded and reorganized it. Assisted by a network of agents and guided by empirical research criteria, the two patrons acquired only genuine self-portraits. The outcome was a unique, special collection closely linked to the epistemological approaches of the 17th century. Anna Maria Jonietz is the first to analyze the art-theoretical and academic-historical aspects of the 'Galleria.' She sheds light on the strategies of showing and convincing and demonstrates how the historical exhibition concept enabled a visual study of art and its history.
