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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

      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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