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Graces, bacchantes and "plain folks" : order and excess in Reynolds's female portraits

Author
Pointon, Marcia
Document type
Article (journal)
Language
English
Source
British journal for eighteenth century studies. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 17, 1-2 6, 5 ill.
ISSN
0141-867X
Abstract (en)
The depiction of women in Reynolds's portraits can reflect social order whilst simultaneously providing a site of fantasy. The presence of Bacchic and orgiastic elements in otherwise polite and socially harmonious female imagery can be traced.
Subject (en)
Subject (fr)

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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00349464

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