Beauty, sex and power : a story of debauchery and decadent art at the late Stuart court (1660-1714)
Dolman, Brett2012
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Showcasing familiar and little-known paintings from the Royal Collection, this title traces the rise and fall of the 'beautiful revolution' from the Restoration of Charles II to the death of Queen Anne in 1714. It is also about beauty itself - its ambiguity, its authority, and its transience.
Main title:
Beauty, sex and power : a story of debauchery and decadent art at the late Stuart court (1660-1714) / Brett Dolman with David Souden and Olivia Fryman.
Imprint:
London : Scala, 2012.
Collation:
128 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition The wild, the beautiful and the damned held at Hampton Court Palace, Apr.-Sep. 2012.Published in association with Historic Royal Palaces.Ill. and text on inside covers.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781857597561 (pbk)
Dewey class:
757.40941757.4094
Language:
English
Subject:
Portrait painting, British -- 17th centuryWomen in artCharles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- Relations with womenCourtesans -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- ParamoursCourtesans -- Great Britain -- BiographyBiography
BRN:
383471