Gender, politics, and allegory in the art of Rubens / Lisa Rosenthal.
| Author/creator | Rosenthal, Lisa, 1954- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xiv, 312 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Rubens, allegory, and art-historical method -- The Parens patriae: kingship and fatherhood -- Manhood and statehood: Rubens's construction of heroic virtue -- Hercules's distaff: marriage, masculinity, and the pleasures of disempowerment -- Making peace: concord, allegory and violence -- Self-portraiture and the place of paternity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography. |
| Review | "Gender, Politics, and Allegory in the Art of Rubens examines the intertwined relationship between paintings of family and marriage, and of war, peace, and statehood by the Flemish master. Drawing extensively upon recent critical and gender theory, Lisa Rosenthal reshapes our view of Rubens's works and of the interpretive practices through which we engage them. Close readings offer new interpretations of canonical images while bringing into view other powerful works that are less familiar. The focus on gender enables an original way of reading visual allegory, giving it a dynamic multivalence undiscovered by traditional iconographic methods."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Local note | Little-305131060256W |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005010514 |
| ISBN | 0521842441 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521842440 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | ND673.R9 R67 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |