Sleek insecurities : grand manner portraiture, arrivistes and the national character

Author

Colley, Linda

Document type

Compte rendu de catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

TLS. Times literary supplement. 1992, Num. 4681, p. 14-15, 1 ill.

ISSN

0307-661X

Abstract (en)

Reviewer points out that grand manner portraiture seems to have flourished at moments when the British ruling order felt under stress, and that it also appears to have been most popular with people who were on the margins of society, either politically, religiously or economically.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Painting
• Great Britain
• 1600-2000
• Portraits
• Politics
• Religion
• Society
• Exhibitions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Peinture
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1600-2000
• Portrait
• Politique
• Religion
• Société
• Exposition

Review of

19950401-00314158

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950401-00314159

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