| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 308 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art and culture |
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University of Delaware Press studies in 17th- and 18th- century art and culture.
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| Contents |
ch. 1 Making an Entrance: Tupinambas and Burlesque Dancers -- ch. 2 Swaggering Off (Callot I): Actors, Mercenaries, and Duelers -- ch. 3 Marking Nobility: Fanfarons, Pages, and Illustrious Men -- ch. 4 Playing the Strong Woman: Queens and Courtesans -- ch. 5 Covering Shame (Callot II): Dwarves, Beggars, and Criers -- ch. 6 Opening Secrets: Peasants -- Coda: Curtain Call: Watteau's Pierrot |
| Summary |
"After the heroic nudes of the Renaissance and depictions of the tortured bodies of Christian saints, early seventeenth-century French artists turned their attention to their fellow humans, to nobles and beggars seen on the streets of Paris, to courtesans standing at their windows, to vendors advertising their wares, to peasants standing before their landlords. Fascinated by the intricate politics of the encounter between two human beings, artists such as Jacques Callot, Daniel Rabel, Abraham Bosse, Claude Vignon, Georges de la Tour, Jean de Saint-Igny, the Brothers Le Nain, Pierre Brebiette, Jean I Le Blond, and Charles David represented the human figure as a performer who acted out his or her social role. The resulting figures were everyday types whose representations in series of prints, painted galleries, and illustrated books created a repertoire of contemporary social roles. The Real Performer draws upon literature, social history, and affect theory in order to understand the way that figuration performed social positions"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Human beings in art.
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Figurative art, French -- 17th century
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Social status in art.
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Role playing in art.
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ART / History / General.
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ART / General
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Figurative art, French
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Human beings in art
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Role playing in art
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Social status in art
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020023359 |
| ISBN |
9781644531822 |
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1644531828 |
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