Ugly Duchess
Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance
ISBN: PB: 9781857096941,
Yale University Press,
National Gallery London,
March 2023
80 pp., 27,0x23,0 cm, 39 colour illus.
80 pp., 27,0x23,0 cm, 39 colour illus.
The first book to focus on one of the most recognisable Renaissance portraits, this publication repositions Quinten Massys's "The Ugly Duchess" within its original context, epitomising as it does the Renaissance's taste for satire and fascination wit...
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Amazing Rare Things
The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery
ISBN: PB: 9780300215724,
Yale University Press,
September 2015
224 pp., 25,1x19,4 cm, 160 colour illus.
224 pp., 25,1x19,4 cm, 160 colour illus.
The Royal Collection, held at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, has been shaped by the personal tastes of kings and queens for more than five hundred years. The Collection s exquisite natural history artworks in "Amazin...
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