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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freund, Amy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 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.
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)