Portraiture and politics in revolutionary France /
Examines the genre of portraiture and the political and cultural role of images in Revolutionary France. Focuses on portraiture as a privileged site for the elaboration of modern notions of selfhood and political agency.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: | Examines the genre of portraiture and the political and cultural role of images in Revolutionary France. Focuses on portraiture as a privileged site for the elaboration of modern notions of selfhood and political agency. |
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| Item Description: | "Art History Publication Initiative"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 294 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271061948 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271061944 (cloth : alk. paper) |