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oapen-20.500.12657-864412024-01-05T17:38:11Z Athanasius Raczyński (1788–1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts Mencfel, Michał 19th-century Berlin aristocracy art collecting art historiography German painting History of collections history of diplomacy bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AC History of art / art & design styles bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLL Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 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. 2024-01-05T16:29:47Z 2024-01-05T16:29:47Z 2022 book ONIX_20240105_9789004508453_12 9789004508453 9789004504660 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86441 eng application/pdf n/a 9789004508453.pdf https://brill.com/display/title/55945 Brill 10.1163/9789004508453 10.1163/9789004508453 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 864d93dc-dbe8-429a-b2d4-0fc8257bf2d2 3f1144a8-1b8e-4ee4-b23d-e0e0ae61edd4 9789004508453 9789004504660 [...] [...] open access
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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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