Emma Hamilton and Late Eighteenth-Century European Art - Agency, Performance, and Representation (Hardcover)

This book offers a renewed look at Emma Hamilton, the eighteenth-century celebrity who was depicted by many major artists, including Angelica Kauffman, George Romney, and Elisabeth Vigee-Le Brun. Adopting an art historical and feminist lens, Ersy Contogouris analyzes works of art in which Hamilton appears, her performances, and writings by her contemporaries to establish her impact on this pivotal moment in European history and art. This pioneering volume shows that Hamilton did not attempt to present a coherent or polished identity, and argues instead that she was a kaleidoscope of different selves through which she both expressed herself and presented to others what they wanted to see. She was resilient, effectively asserted her agency, and was a powerful inspiration for generations of artists and women in their own search for expression and self-actualization.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Research in Gender and Art
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Ersy Contogouris
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	186
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-7423-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Human figures depicted in art > Portraits in art Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-8153-7423-2
Barcode:	9780815374237

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