Perfect Likeness - European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum (Hardcover)

Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of evolving tastes in jewelry, fashion, hairstyles, and the decorative arts. Unlike many other genres, miniatures have a tradition in which amateurs and professionals have operated in parallel and women artists have flourished as professionals. This richly illustrated book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in North America. The book stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition across Europe and America as well as the vitality of the portrait miniature format through more than four centuries. A detailed catalogue entry, as well as a concise artist biography, appears for each object. Essays examine various aspects of miniature painting, of the depiction of costume in miniatures, and of the allied art of hair work. Published in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum Exhibition Schedule: Cincinnati Art Museum (March 4-May 28, 2006) Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina (August 18-October 22, 2006)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Julie Aronson • Marjorie E. Wieseman (Curator European Painting and Sculpture, Cincinnati Art Museum)
Dimensions:	285 x 245 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-11580-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Human figures depicted in art > Portraits in art
LSN:	0-300-11580-6
Barcode:	9780300115802

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