Picturing Courtiers and Nobles From Castiglione to Van Dyck - Self Representation By Early Modern Elites

This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Courtiers, Nobles and Visual Representation 2. Sprezzatura and its Afterlife: from Castiglione to Faret 3. Nobility and the Art of Painting 4. The Nobly Negligent Painter 5. Van Dyck's Almost Complete Gentleman 6. Nobles and Nobilities: English Double Portraits 7. Conclusion: Nobles and Courtiers

About the author

John Peacock was Reader in English at the University of Southampton UK, where he is now a Visiting Fellow.

Summary

This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture.

Product details

• Authors: John Peacock, John (Independent Scholar Peacock, Peacock John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367439088
• ISBN: 978-0-367-43908-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Europe, European History, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, Social & cultural history, ART / Techniques / Painting, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Painting, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Art, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Painting & paintings, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Social classes, Art styles not defined by date, Paintings and painting