The Music Chapel of Empress Eleonora II. Source-related Difficulties in Researching the History of an Italian-dominated Institution in Vienna (1657-1686)
After the death of her husband Ferdinand III in 1657, Eleonora Gonzaga founded her own music chapel (Kapelle) of 25 musicians, most of whom were from Italy. With her musicians, the widow became a focus of cultural life at the Viennese court until her death in 1686. The fact that Eleonoraʼs court arc...
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Athens Institute for Education and Research
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts |
| Online Access: | https://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2016-3-3-2-Deisinger.pdf |