Portraiture by Richard Brilliant
This is the first general and theoretical study devoted entirely to portraiture. Drawing on a broad range of images from Antiquity to the twentieth century, which includes paintings, sculptures, prints, cartoons, postage stamps, medals, documents and photographs, Richard Brilliant investigates the genre as a particular phenomenon in Western art that is especially sensitive to changes in the perceived nature of the individual in society. The author's argument on behalf of portraiture (and he draws on examples by such artists as Botticelli, Rembrandt, Matisse, Warhol and Hockney) does not comprise a mere survey of the genre, nor is it a straightforward history of its reception. Instead, Brilliant presents a thematic and cogent analysis of the connections between the subject-matter of portraits and the beholder's response - the response he or she makes to the image itself and to the person it represents. Portraiture's extraordinary longevity and resilience as a genre is a testament to the power of this imaginative transaction between the subject, the artist and the beholder.
Brilliant, Richard: - Richard Brilliant is professor emeritus of art history and archaeology and the Anna S. Garbedian Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including Visual Narratives, My Laocoon, and Portraiture, the last also published by Reaktion Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674691766 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674691768 |
| Title | Portraiture |
| Author | Richard Brilliant |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1993-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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