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Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome

Sabrina Norlander

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Description:This book sheds new light on the relationship between portraiture, social affirmation and the myth of Antiquity as it was experienced and elaborated in eighteenth-century Rome. Drawing upon a wealth of unpublished documents and previously unexamined literary texts, it offers new insights and readings into how the experience of the City in terms of abstract or concrete appropriation affected the ways of portraying native or visiting elite sitters. The Grand Tour portrait, usually discussed as a purely British phenomenon, is here put in its original context of production and compared to the portraits of the Romans themselves. Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome will become essential reading for anyone with a particular interest in eighteenth-century art and its social use.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome. To get started finding Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 200

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Release: 2009

ISBN: JiY4AQAAIAAJ

Description: This book sheds new light on the relationship between portraiture, social affirmation and the myth of Antiquity as it was experienced and elaborated in eighteenth-century Rome. Drawing upon a wealth of unpublished documents and previously unexamined literary texts, it offers new insights and readings into how the experience of the City in terms of abstract or concrete appropriation affected the ways of portraying native or visiting elite sitters. The Grand Tour portrait, usually discussed as a purely British phenomenon, is here put in its original context of production and compared to the portraits of the Romans themselves. Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome will become essential reading for anyone with a particular interest in eighteenth-century art and its social use.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome. To get started finding Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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