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`The art of poverty` is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art. It develops a striking thesis, arguing that such images largely conformed to two paradoxical, though complimentary, traditions: the one ironising, the other idealising. -- .

Table of Contents

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
The art of poverty: Introduction
1. The beggar’s place
2. Lazy beggars: The working context
3. Paragons of poverty: Picturing the deserving poor
4. Treasures of the church: The sacred poor in Italian painting
5. Beggar style: Issues in form and interpretation
6. The art of poverty: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

The Art of Poverty

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 12/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719075827, 978-0719075827
      ISBN10: 0719075823

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      `The art of poverty` is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art. It develops a striking thesis, arguing that such images largely conformed to two paradoxical, though complimentary, traditions: the one ironising, the other idealising. -- .

      Table of Contents

      List of figures
      Acknowledgements
      Preface
      The art of poverty: Introduction
      1. The beggar’s place
      2. Lazy beggars: The working context
      3. Paragons of poverty: Picturing the deserving poor
      4. Treasures of the church: The sacred poor in Italian painting
      5. Beggar style: Issues in form and interpretation
      6. The art of poverty: Conclusion
      Bibliography
      Index

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