Public faces and private identities in seventeenth century Holland
Subtitle: portraiture and the production of community
By: Ann Jensen Adams.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of California; Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Santa Barbara; [Cambridge, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Portrait painting, Dutch -- 17th century.; Identity (Psychology) in art.; Art and society -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cultural power of portraits. the market, interpersonal experience and subjectivity; title: Portraits of individuals. physiognomy, demeanor and the representation of character family portraits. the private arena and the social order; title: History portrait. comprehending self through historical narrative; title: Guard portraits. personal friendships and the public sphere; title: Portraits and the production of identity. transitional objects and potential spaces.