Bernstock, Judith: Poussin and French Dynastic Ideology

This book suggests that many of Nicolas Poussin's most renowned mythological and biblical paintings were intended as celebrations of the Bourbon monarchy, establishing an early, multilayered iconography of absolutism in French painting. His rhetorical techniques for exalting the Bourbons correspond to the endeavours of Louis XIII and Richelieu in exploiting the arts to create a public image of dynastic continuity. Using an approach of cultural history, this book shows that Poussin’s art emerges as a fascinating and even witty mirror of seventeenth-century French culture. 546 Seiten mit 10 Farb- und 93 s/w-Tafeln, Leinen (Peter Lang Verlag 2000) Mängelexemplar/near mint