Visions of the Courtly Body: The Patronage of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham, and the Triumph of Painting at the Stuart Court
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In 1603, the beginning of the Stuart reign, painting was of minor importance at the English court, where the elaborately designed masques of Inigo Jones served as the prime medium of royal representation. Only two decades later, their most celebrated performer, George Villiers, the First Duke of Buckingham had assembled one of the largest and most significant collections of painting in early seventeenth-century Europe. His career as the personal...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3050059087
ISBN13:9783050059082
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:Walter de Gruyter
Length:311 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.8" x 9.4"
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