Painting, poetry, and music in Nicholas Lanier's 'Hero's Lament to Leander'

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 215 - 232
• Main Author: Barrington, Breeze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 04.03.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; Authorial voice; Ekphrasis; Intertextuality; Lanier, Nicholas; Music; Poetry; Songs; Italy

In his composition, 'Hero's Lament to Leander', Nicholas Lanier sought to interweave art forms. Lanier was painter as well as a composer, an art agent for Charles I, and the Master of the King's Music. In 1625 he was sent to Northern Italy and ended up in Mantua where he likely e...