Cosmopolitan Baroque

This book examines the cultural relations between the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg monarchies in the seventeenth century and explores the central role of transnational aristocratic networks in cultural transfer processes between Spain and Central Europe.

Autorentext

Bianca M. Lindorfer holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute in Florence and now works at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on early modern aristocratic society and cultural transfer processes.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction. Aristocratic Networks and Cultural Exchange Between Seventeenth-Century Habsburg Spain and Austria

Part 1: Bridging Cultures: Aristocratic Networks in the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg Monarchies

Chapter 2. Spain, Central Europe and the Aristocracy

Chapter 3. Acquiring Contacts Abroad: Central European Aristocrats as Travelers and Ambassadors

Chapter 4. Kinship and Court Networks: Circles of Influence and Cultural Transfer

Part 2. Crossing Borders: The Transfer of Goods

Chapter 5. Collecting Paintings: The Origins of the Gräflich Harrach'sche Gemäldegalerie

Chapter 6. Exhibiting Knowledge: Spanish Literature in Aristocratic Libraries

Chapter 7. Consuming Luxury: Austrian Aristocrats and the Rise of Chocolate

Part 3. Beyond Transfer: The Impact of Cultural Transfer in Shaping Identities

Chapter 8. The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Aristocracy: Food, Fashion, and Fame

Chapter 9. Cultural Patriotism: The Opponents of Foreign Influences

Conclusion