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This pioneering and unprecedented study shows how portraits of civic officials (mayors, aldremen, college and school masters and civic benefactors) articulated civic values in post-Reformation England. It also explores English portraiture, patrons and painters before the full reception of new-classical styles associated with the Renaissance.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. The formation of English portrait traditions
2. The evidence: Patrons and venues
3. Painters
4. Timing and circumstances
5. Content and meaning
6. Audience and display
7. Conclusion
Appendices
A. Civic portraits painted or acquired, 1500–1640
B. The cost of paintings, 1500–1640
Bibliography
Index

The Face of the City Civic Portraiture and Civic

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780719089077, 978-0719089077
    ISBN10: 0719089077
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    Portraits and self-portraiture in the arts History and Archaeology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This pioneering and unprecedented study shows how portraits of civic officials (mayors, aldremen, college and school masters and civic benefactors) articulated civic values in post-Reformation England. It also explores English portraiture, patrons and painters before the full reception of new-classical styles associated with the Renaissance.

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    Introduction
    1. The formation of English portrait traditions
    2. The evidence: Patrons and venues
    3. Painters
    4. Timing and circumstances
    5. Content and meaning
    6. Audience and display
    7. Conclusion
    Appendices
    A. Civic portraits painted or acquired, 1500–1640
    B. The cost of paintings, 1500–1640
    Bibliography
    Index

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