Britain and the Continent 1660-1727
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Author: Christina Strunck
This monograph examines the most prestigious political paintings created in Britain during the High Baroque age. On the basis of previously unpublished documents, the book investigates the creation and reception of nine major commissions involving the court, private aristocratic patrons and civic institutions. Groundbreaking new interpretations of these works focus on conflict resolution, shared cultural memories and the performative context of the murals.It investigates a period characterised by numerous social, political and religious crises in the years between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy (1660) and the death of the first British monarch from the House of Hanover (1727). Other focuses include processes of cultural translation and the interaction of painted images and architectural spaces.
ISBN 9783110729610. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 448 pages. 144 b/w, 100 colour ills. 28 x 21 cm.
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This monograph examines the most prestigious political paintings created in Britain during the High Baroque age. On the basis of previously unpublished documents, the book investigates the creation and reception of nine major commissions involving the court, private aristocratic patrons and civic institutions. Groundbreaking new interpretations of these works focus on conflict resolution, shared cultural memories and the performative context of the murals.It investigates a period characterised by numerous social, political and religious crises in the years between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy (1660) and the death of the first British monarch from the House of Hanover (1727). Other focuses include processes of cultural translation and the interaction of painted images and architectural spaces.
ISBN 9783110729610. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 448 pages. 144 b/w, 100 colour ills. 28 x 21 cm.
available