Public faces and private identities in seventeenth century Holland : portraiture and the production of community

Publication Data

• Title Public faces and private identities in seventeenth century Holland : portraiture and the production of community
• Author Ann Jensen Adams
• Publisher Cambridge University Press
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Cambridge
• Language English

Contents

Cultural power of portraits : the market, interpersonal experience and subjectivity
Portraits of individuals : physiognomy, demeanor, and the representation of character
Family portraits : the private sphere and the social order
The history portrait : comprehending self through historical narrative
Civic guard portraits : personal friendships and the public sphere
Portraits and the production of identity : transitional objects and potential spaces.

Topics

• Portrait painting, Dutch :: 17th century
• Identity (Psychology) in art
• 014595875

Public faces and private identities in seventeenth century Holland : portraiture and the production of community by Ann Jensen Adams. ISBN 9780521444552. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.