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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Touba Ghadessi (Associate Professor of Art History, Wheaton College)Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications Edition: New edition Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9781580442756ISBN 10: 1580442757 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 13 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroductionDifference as an Inquiry Renaissance Portrait and Intellectual Frame Perfected Miniatures: Dwarves at Court A Civilized Savage: The Hirsute's Conquest Audible Absence: The Castrato's Voice Epilogue BibliographyReviewsThis lively and engaging study not only reveals and reconceptualizes portraits of human 'monsters,' but also, in so doing, rewrites the history of Renaissance portraiture. Ghadessi uses images of known, famous 'human monsters' - a dwarf, a hirsute woman, and a castrato - to highlight normative portraiture constructs, but also to reinvest their subjects with vibrant, vital humanity. - Asa Mittman, California State University, Chico This lively and engaging study not only reveals and reconceptualizes portraits of human 'monsters,' but also, in so doing, rewrites the history of Renaissance portraiture. Ghadessi uses images of known, famous 'human monsters' - a dwarf, a hirsute woman, and a castrato - to highlight normative portraiture constructs, but also to reinvest their subjects with vibrant, vital humanity. Asa Mittman, California State University, Chico Author InformationTouba Ghadessi is Associate Professor of Art History at Wheaton College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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