The Art of Poverty: Irony and Ideal in Sixteenth-century Beggar Imagery

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2007
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`The art of poverty` is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art. It develops a striking thesis, arguing that such images largely conformed to two paradoxical, though complimentary, traditions: the one ironising, the other idealising. -- .

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`The art of poverty` is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art. It develops a striking thesis, arguing that such images largely conformed to two paradoxical, though complimentary, traditions: the one ironising, the other idealising. -- .

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 304
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 01 Dec 2007
ISBN 10: 0719075823
ISBN 13: 9780719075827

The Art of Poverty: Irony and Ideal in Sixteenth-century Beggar Imagery

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