British Perceptions of Florence in the Long Eighteenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosemary Sweet (0000-0002-0116-0570, University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 837-859 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x07006401 |
| OpenAlex | W2165680908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
Studies of the Grand Tour conventionally focus upon the art and antiquities of Italy rather than the urban environment in which the tourists found themselves, and they generally stop short in the 1790s. This article examines the perceptions and representations of Florence amongst British visitors over the course of the long eighteenth century up to c. 1820 in order to establish continuity between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It considers why it was that British travellers appeared to be particularly attracted to Florence: initially they responded to congenial and pleasant surroundings, the availability of home comforts, and a sparkling social life. In the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Florence acquired new meanings for the British, who began to identify and admire a civilization which had been based upon mercantile wealth and liberty: the foundations for the Victorian celebration of Florence were laid. But the experience of Florence as a city had also changed: it was no longer simply the showcase of the Medici dukes. As a consequence the buildings, monuments, and paintings of the republican period, as well as the history which they embodied, came into focus for the first time
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Civilization · Embodied cognition · Order (exchange · Painting · Period (music · Still life · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |