Author : Michał Mencfel
Release : 2022-04-04
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 457/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Athanasius Raczyński (1788–1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts by : Michał Mencfel
Download or read book Athanasius Raczyński (1788–1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts written by Michał Mencfel. This book was released on 2022-04-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.