Likeness of the king, the: a prehistory of portraiture in late medieval france
Auteur :
Perkinson, Stephen
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226658797
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
652 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Did portraits exist in the medieval era? This title challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of the scholarship to identify late medieval likenesses of historical personages as 'the first modern portraits'.