"The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485?603 "

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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 9781351544597
ISBN-13 : 1351544594
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Synopsis "The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485?603 " by : SusanE. James

A significant contribution to the understanding of sixteenth-century English art in an historical context, this study by Susan James represents an intensive rethinking and restructuring of the Tudor art world based on a broad, detailed survey of women's diverse creative roles within that world. Through an extensive analysis of original documents, James examines and clarifies many of the misperceptions upon which modern discussions of Tudor art are based. The new evidence she lays out allows for a fresh investigation of the economics of art production, particularly in the images of Elizabeth I; of strategies for influencing political situations by carefully planned programs of portraiture; of the seminal importance of extended clans of immigrant Flemish artists and of careers of artists Susanna Horenboult and Lievine Teerlinc and their impact on the development of the portrait miniature. Drawn principally from primary sources, this book presents important new research which examines the contributions of Tudor women in the formation, distribution and popularization of the visual arts, particularly portraiture and the portrait miniature. James highlights the involvement of women as patrons, consumers and creators of art in sixteenth-century England and their use of the painted image as a statement of cultural worth. She explores and analyzes the amount of time, money, effort and ingenuity which women across all social classes invested in the development of art, in the uses they found for it, and the surprising and unexpected ways in which they exploited it.

The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485-1603

The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485-1603
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015079219104
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Synopsis The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485-1603 by : Susan E. James

Drawn principally from primary sources, this book presents important new research which examines the contributions of Tudor women in the formation, distribution and popularization of the visual arts within an historical context. Susan James highlights women's contributions to the art world of sixteenth-century England across all social classes, examining not only their role in the creation and commission of art, but also the surprising and unexpected ways in which they exploited it.

An Account of the Families of Lennard and Barrett

An Account of the Families of Lennard and Barrett
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Total Pages : 752
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X002078704
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Synopsis An Account of the Families of Lennard and Barrett by :

The Lennard family of Chevening, Kent descends from a George Lennard who was living there at the time of Henry VI. His father was named John and was living in Chepsted, Kent in 1440. The Lennard family married into the Fynes and Dacre families, both of whom were lesser nobility. Upon marrying into the noble houses of Fynes and Dacre, the Lennards inherited the title of Lord Dacre. In 1674 the ninth Baron Dacre married Anne FitzRoy, illegitimate daughter of King Charles II. Charles II readily recognized her as his daughter and freely bestowed gifts to her. In this manner, Thomas, ninth Baron Dacre was made Earl of Sussex. Another branch of the Lennard family married into and took the name Barrett, as well as the title of Lord Newburgh. Descendents of the various Lennard branches may be found in England and the United States.

Renaissance Bodies

Renaissance Bodies
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0948462086
ISBN-13 : 9780948462085
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Renaissance Bodies by : Lucy Gent

Renaissance Bodies is a unique collection of views on the ways in which the human image has been represented in the arts and literature of English Renaissance society. The subjects discussed range from high art to popular culture - from portraits of Elizabeth I to polemical prints mocking religious fanaticism - and include miniatures, manners, anatomy, drama and architectural patronage. The authors, art historians and literary critics, reflect diverse critical viewpoints, and the 78 illustrations present a fascinating exhibition of the often strange and haunting images of the period. With essays by John Peacock, Elizabeth Honig, Andrew and Catherine Belsey, Jonathan Sawday, Susan Wiseman, Ellen Chirelstein, Tamsyn Williams, Anna Bryson, Maurice Howard and Nigel Llewellyn. "The whole book ... presents a mirror of contemporary concerns with power, the merits and demerits of individualism, sex-roles, 'selves', the meaning of community and (even) conspicuous consumption."--The Observer

Directory of Postsecondary Institutions

Directory of Postsecondary Institutions
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Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D012237898
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Synopsis Directory of Postsecondary Institutions by :

Includes universities, colleges at the 4-year and 2-year or community and junior college levels, technical institutes, and occupationally-oriented vocational schools in the United States and its outlying areas.

Digest of Education Statistics

Digest of Education Statistics
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Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112026512027
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Synopsis Digest of Education Statistics by :

Contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development.

A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen

A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 661
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ISBN-10 : 9781315440712
ISBN-13 : 1315440717
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen by : Carole Levin

From the exemplary to the notorious to the obscure, this comprehensive and innovative encyclopedia showcases the worthy women of early modern England. Poets, princesses, or pirates, the women found in these pages are indeed worth knowing and this volume will introduce many female figures to even the most established scholars in the field. The book is well illustrated and liberally sprinkled with quotations either by or about the women in the text.