Cockram, S. (2019) Isabella d’Este’s sartorial politics. In: Griffey, E. (ed.) Sartorial Politics in Early Modern Europe: Fashioning Women. Series: Visual and material culture, 1300-1700. Amsterdam University Press: Amsterdam, pp. 33-56. ISBN 9789462986008 (doi: 10.2307/j.ctv10kmg51.5)
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Abstract
For Isabella d’Este (1474–1539), the sartorial was deeply political. Although her state of Mantua was a second-league power, fashion played a key role in shrewd strategies of diplomacy, networking, and co-rule with her husband Francesco II Gonzaga, and magnified the city’s influence. With a dazzling retinue, Isabella dressed for political the occasion: on travels, for wedding festivities, or in mourning. Not only could Isabella suggest expedient allegiance during the turbulent Italian Wars by wearing fleurs-de-lys or Spanish blouses, but she could use her reputation for sophistication and trendsetting as leverage with powerful states, winning favour and service from those above and below her. It is not without merit that Isabella has been dubbed ‘Machiavelli in skirts’
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Cockram, Dr Sarah |
| Authors: | Cockram, S. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Publisher: | Amsterdam University Press |
| ISBN: | 9789462986008 |
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