Portraiture: Facing the Subject

by Joanna Woodall

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Portraiture occupies a central position in the history of Western art. It has been the most popular genre of painting and has been crucial to the construction and articulation of individualism. Despite this, its status within academic art theory is uncertain and there is no adequate critical analysis of the subject available. With an international team of specialists, including Patricia Simmons, Ludmilla Jordanova, John Gage, Marcia Pointon and Ernst...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0719046149

ISBN13:9780719046148

Release Date:March 1997

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"

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