El arte de la miniatura en Puerto Rico
By: Teodoro Vidal
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Ediciones Alba
Published: 2015
Place of publication: San Juan de Puerto Rico
Language: spa
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781618875310
Subjects: Portrait miniatures; Puerto Rican Portrait painting; Portrait painters; Biography; Portraits; Portrait painting
Description: Portrait miniatures became popular in Puerto Rico during the 19th century, with several artists, mainly Creole, practicing this type of painting and leaving behind a group of portraits of undeniable aesthetic and historic value. This study explores the functions and uses of portrait miniatures, their relationship to those pictorial genres that preceded them, and their evolution over the course of the 19th century. Biographical dates and details for some of the greatest Puerto Rican painters of portrait miniatures are also provided. The first chapter of the book looks at small portraits in oil, which preceded the miniature in gouache on ivory; the second covers the technique, uses, special features, and creators of the miniature; the final chapter investigates small photographic portraits, which began to replace the painted miniature in the middle of the 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-193) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pequeños retratos; title: Miniaturas; title: Retratos fotográficos.