Perfect Likeness: European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum

by Julie Aronson

Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of evolving tastes in jewelry, fashion, hairstyles, and the decorative arts. Unlike many other genres, miniatures have a tradition in which amateurs and professionals have operated in parallel and women artists have flourished as professionals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030011995X
• ISBN13: 9780300119954
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.