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Author: Stephen Perkinson
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:
Width: 1.60cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 2.30cm
Weight: 0.652kg
ISBN: 9780226658797
ISBN 10: 0226658791
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 November 2009
Audience:
Adult education
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College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Perkinson offers a refreshing account of the theories and practices of portraiture in late medieval France, that challenges us to rethink the role of physiognomic likeness as one among competing representational strategies. He convincingly explains renewed interest in mimetic representation within a rich interdisciplinary context, encompassing optical and physiognomic sciences, literary and theological theories of knowledge, magical associations of simulacra, and the competitive conditions of artistic patronage at French aristocratic courts. He shows that celebrated artists such as the Limbourg brothers produced recognizable, veristic portraits to demonstrate their skill as well as their own personal loyalty and that of their patrons to the ruling elites.Thomas Dale, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Thomas Dale (06/23/2009)
A lively, well-researched, and insightful work of scholarship on late-medieval portraiture and its cultural and intellectual context. The Likeness of the King provides a strong account of late-medieval aesthetics and specific, concrete examples of image-making and the often political needs it served. It offers smart handling of literary, philosophical, and archival sources; close and insightful reading of images; and a willingness to counter received ideas. --Rebecca Zorach, University of Chicago (01/27/2009)
Perkinson offers a refreshing account of the theories and practices of portraiture in late medieval France, that challenges us to rethink the role of physiognomic likeness as one among competing representational strategies. He convincingly explains renewed interest in mimetic representation within a rich interdisciplinary context, encompassing optical and physiognomic sciences, literary and theological theories of knowledge, magical associations of simulacra, and the competitive conditions of artistic patronage at French aristocratic courts. He shows that celebrated artists such as the Limbourg brothers produced recognizable, veristic portraits to demonstrate their skill as well as their own personal loyalty and that of their patrons to the ruling elites. <br>--Thomas Dale, University of Wisconsin-Madison (06/23/2009)
Author Information
Stephen Perkinson is associate professor of art history at Bowdoin College.
