Portrayal and the search for identity /

We are surrounded with portraits: from the cipher-like portrait of a president on a bank note to security pass photos; from images of politicians in the media to Facebook; from galleries exhibiting Titian or Leonardo to contemporary art deploying the self-image, as with Jeff Koons or Cindy Sherman....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pointon, Marcia R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion, ©2013.
Temas:
Portraits.
Identity (Psychology) in art.
Identité (Psychologie) dans l'art.
portraits.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Human Figure.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Portraits.
Identity (Psychology) in art
Portraits
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Portrayal and the Search for Identity Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Portrait, Fact and Fiction; 2. Slavery and the Possibilities of Portraiture; 3. Adolescence, Sexuality and Colour in Portraiture: Sir Thomas Lawrence; 4. Accessories in Portraits: Stockings, Buttons and the Construction of Masculinity in the Eighteenth Century; 5. The Skull in the Studio; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.

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