Nicholas Lanier: Master of the King's Musick

ISBN: 9781138268043 (1138268046)
Edition Type: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor &amp; Francis
Pages: 290
Date Published: 11th Nov 2016

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Contents: A Note on the Old and New Style Calendars
1588-1611: The Apprentice Musician
1611-1616: Exotic Entertainments
1616-1625: The Making of a Connoisseur
1625-1627: King's Messenger
1627-1628: Mission Accomplished
1628-1629: Collecting and Collectors
1629-1642: The Calm before the Storm
1642-1658: Trials and Tribulations
1658-1666: The Twilinght Years
Appendix I: Alphonso and Aemilia Lanier
Appendix II: Nicholas Lanier's Etchings of 1638 and 1656
Bibliography
Index.

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Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) was not only the first person to hold the office of Master of the Music to King Charles I, he was also a practising painter, a friend of Rubens, Van Dyck and many other artists of his time, and one of the very first great art collectors and connoisseurs. He is especially remembered for the part he played in acquiring, on behalf of Charles I, the famous collection of paintings belonging to the Gonzaga family of Mantua. Many of these paintings still form an important part of the Royal Collection today. In this book the different strands of Lanier's colourful life are for the first time drawn together and presented in a single compelling narrative.

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