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Portraiture: Facing the Subject
Joanna Woodall
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Portraiture occupies a central position in the history of Western art. It has been the most popular genre of painting and has been crucial to the construction and articulation of individualism. Despite this, its status within academic art theory is uncertain and there is no adequate critical analysis of the subject available. With an international team of specialists, including Patricia Simmons, Ludmilla Jordanova, John Gage, Marcia Pointon and Ernst Van Alphen, this volume provides a much-needed, comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major issues in the history of portraiture. The book's chapters are structured chronologically, progressing from the Italian Renaissance ... Read more
Portraiture occupies a central position in the history of Western art. It has been the most popular genre of painting and has been crucial to the construction and articulation of individualism. Despite this, its status within academic art theory is uncertain and there is no adequate critical analysis of the subject available. With an international team of specialists, including Patricia Simmons, Ludmilla Jordanova, John Gage, Marcia Pointon and Ernst Van Alphen, this volume provides a much-needed, comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major issues in the history of portraiture. The book's chapters are structured chronologically, progressing from the Italian Renaissance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
754g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719046148
SKU
V9780719046148
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Ref
99-15
About Joanna Woodall
Joanna Woodall is Lecturer at the Courtauld Institute, London -- .
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