Athanasius Raczyński (1788-1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts
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 participa...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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| Summary: | 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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| ISBN: | 9789004508453 9789004504660 |
| Access: | Open Access |