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 participan...

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Main Author: Mencfel, Michał
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: 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:9789004504660
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