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The Art of Poverty: Irony and Ideal in Sixteenth-Century Beggar Imagery
The Art of Poverty Irony and Ideal in SixteenthCentury Beggar Imagery
Author: Tom Nichols
The Art of Poverty is the first book in English to analyze depictions of beggars in 16th-century European art. Featuring works from Germany, the Low Countries, Britain, France, and Italy, it discusses a diverse body of imagery from crude woodcuts to monumental church altarpieces. It argues that these works largely conformed to two paradox...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780719075827
ISBN-10: 0719075823
Publication Date: 3/15/2008
Pages: 304
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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