Anthonis Mor: Art and Authority

by Joanna Woodall and Woodall

'Painting contains a divine force which not only makes the absent present, as friendship is said to do, but moreover makes the dead seem almost alive.' Taking up Alberti's connection between divine power, mimesis and friendship, this study explores the artistry of the Utrecht portrait specialist Anthonis Mor. It considers Mor's work in relation to reformation debates, and to the challenges to dynastic authority that took place during his lifetime,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004316469
• ISBN13: 9789004316461
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"