Statusfragen: Neue Forschungen zu Herrscherinnen der Frühen Neuzeit in intersektionaler Perspektive

Description

This book introduces a new, intersectional perspective on the artistic patronage and representation of female rulers in the early modern period. The term "rulers" refers to female rulers in their own right as well as to women who asserted their influence at court as consorts, regents, or widows. The patronage of female rulers is examined particularly with regard to the intersectional entanglement of categories of difference and their influence on these women’s agency. Thus, the focus is on the manifold factors that, besides gender, shaped the presentation and representation of women at early modern courts. The different case studies cover the period from the 15th to the late 18th century and offer a comparison of the situation in the different, intensely intertwined states of Europe.