Small Volumes, Concealed Images: Portrait Miniatures and the Body = Pequeños volúmenes, imágenes ocultas: Las miniaturas retrato y el cuerpo

This paper examines a group of artifacts that are paradigmatic for images worn on the body: the portrait jewel. In particular the article focuses on the envelopes in which English Renaissance portrait miniatures – like human bodies – were protected. Historical sources reveal very different materials...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marianne Koos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) 2018-12-01
Series:Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VII, Historia del Arte
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Online Access:http://revistas.uned.es/index.php/ETFVII/article/view/22873