6. Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519–74)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Photograph Credits xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. PART ONE: ARMOURED BODIES
8. 1. The Classical Body: The Poetics of the Bella Figura 25
9. 2. The Sacred Body: The Armour of Sacrifice 37
10. 3. The Grotesque Body: Tropes and Apotropes 54
11. PART TWO: STUDIES IN SELF-FASHIONING
12. 4. Guidobaldo II della Rovere (1514–74) 73
13. 5. Charles V Habsburg (1500–58) 104
14. 6. Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519–74) 132
15. Conclusion 160
16. Glossary 165
17. Notes 167
18. Bibliography 217
19. Index 237