Art of poverty, the: irony and ideal in sixteenth-century beggar imagery
Auteur :
Nichols, Tom
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719075827
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,0 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
844 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
`The art of poverty` is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art. It develops a striking thesis, arguing that such images largely conformed to two paradoxical, though complimentary, traditions: the one ironising, the other idealising. -- .