Benin Plaques - A 16th Century Imperial Monument

Informationen zum Autor Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch is Department Head and Teel Curator for the Arts of Africa and Oceania at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Zusammenfassung The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: A Short History of Benin Art and Politics Chapter Three: Threat and Creativity: The Political Context for Esigie’s Commission Chapter Four: Remembrance and Memorial: Methods of Commemoration in Benin Chapter Five: Patterns of Authorship and the Architectural Frame Chapter Six: The Installation of the Plaque Corpus under Esigie and Orhogbua Conclusion Annex 1: Plaques by Flange-Pattern Category Annex 2: Illustration of Flange Pattern Sub-Types Annex 3: Views of Palace Reconstruction Annex 4: List of Plaques by Institution Glossary Bibliography

List of contents

Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: A Short History of Benin Art and Politics
Chapter Three: Threat and Creativity: The Political Context for Esigie's Commission
Chapter Four: Remembrance and Memorial: Methods of Commemoration in Benin
Chapter Five: Patterns of Authorship and the Architectural Frame
Chapter Six: The Installation of the Plaque Corpus under Esigie and Orhogbua
Conclusion
Annex 1: Plaques by Flange-Pattern Category
Annex 2: Illustration of Flange Pattern Sub-Types
Annex 3: Views of Palace Reconstruction
Annex 4: List of Plaques by Institution
Glossary
Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch, Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367471422
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47142-2
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Nigeria, History, Europe, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / General, Africa, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, ART / Art & Politics, ART / African, HISTORY / Africa / Central, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Central Africa, African History, General and world history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Carvings: artworks, Carvings, masks, reliefs, The arts: general topics