Research Catalog

Title

The art of poverty : irony and ideal in sixteenth-century beggar imagery / Tom Nichols.

Author

Nichols, Tom, 1958-

Publication

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2007.

Holdings

Details

Description

xxi, 266 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.

Subject

• Art, European > 16th century
• Bedelaars
• Beeldende kunsten
• Beggars in art
• Europa (geografie)
• Poverty in art

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-257) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: the art of poverty -- The beggars' place -- Lazy beggars: the working context -- Paragons of poverty: picturing the deserving poor -- Treasures of the church: the sacred poor in Italian painting -- Beggar style: issues of form and interpretation -- The art of poverty: conclusion.

ISBN

• 9780719075827 (hbk.)
• 0719075823 (hbk.)