The Face of Britain : A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits.
Simon. Schama
Bok Engelsk 2016 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (522 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Pre-Face -- Part I: The Face of Power -- 1. The Face of Britain -- 2. Saviours -- 3. Reins of Power -- 4. Bigwigs -- 5. Attack Portraiture -- 6. Family Album -- 7. Absent One Cigar -- Part II: The Face of Love -- 1. Shadow Love -- 2. Kenelm and Venetia -- 3. George and Maria, Richard and Maria, Tom and Maria -- 4. Molly and the Captain -- 5. Alice in the After-time -- 6. Capturing Janey -- 7. Francis and George -- 8. Julia -- Part III: The Face of Fame -- 1. Trouble -- 2. Dragon's Breath -- 3. The First National Portrait Gallery -- 4. The Star -- 5. Lookers -- 6. Halls of Heroes -- 7. Farewell to the Famous -- Part IV The Face in the Mirror -- 1. … but on Reflection -- 2. This is Me -- 3. The History Painter -- 4. 'To Self. An Unfinished Sketch' 1731 -- 5. Living Anciently at Twenty -- 6. The Bodies of Women -- 7. Modelling Flesh -- Part V Faces of the People -- 1. Black, White and Colour -- 2. Variety -- 3. Cutting Edge -- 4. Chummies -- 5. The Faceless of Britain -- About Face -- List of Illustrations -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.. - From acclaimed best-selling historian Simon Schama comes the story of Britain as told through its portraits. This unique way of telling history consists of a remarkable range of visually revealing moments. Linking these tales together is Schama's exploration of how meaning emerges from a series of relationships-between sitter and painter, but also between them both and the present-day viewer.
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| Dewey | 704.9420941 . - 941
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| ISBN | 9780190621896
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