Portraiture
This fascinating new addition to the acclaimed Oxford History of Art series explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they bee...
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Oxford,New York
Oxford University Press
2004
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| Institutions: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
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| Summary: | This fascinating new addition to the acclaimed Oxford History of Art series explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? The book provides a clear, yet thorough overview of the history of portraiture in terms of social, political, economic, and psychological factors over a broad time span. Issues such as identity, modernity, and gender are considered within their cultural and historical contexts |
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| Physical Description: | 256 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0192842587 9780192842589 |