Author: Lara Perry
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754630814
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The 'beauties' - women of note - who were welcomed to the National Portrait Gallery's early collection were those whose lives and portraits were recognized as significant to the 'civil, ecclesiastical and literary history of the nation'. This brief was interpreted to include figures as diverse as the devout Lady Margaret Beaufort, and the entertaining Lady Emma Hamilton. History's Beauties, the first detailed study of this collection, maps a culture of femininity that reframes the Victorian fascination with women's domestic and sentimental presence by locating it within a Parliament-centred 'national' culture.
History's Beauties
Author: Lara Perry
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754630814
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The 'beauties' - women of note - who were welcomed to the National Portrait Gallery's early collection were those whose lives and portraits were recognized as significant to the 'civil, ecclesiastical and literary history of the nation'. This brief was interpreted to include figures as diverse as the devout Lady Margaret Beaufort, and the entertaining Lady Emma Hamilton. History's Beauties, the first detailed study of this collection, maps a culture of femininity that reframes the Victorian fascination with women's domestic and sentimental presence by locating it within a Parliament-centred 'national' culture.
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754630814
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The 'beauties' - women of note - who were welcomed to the National Portrait Gallery's early collection were those whose lives and portraits were recognized as significant to the 'civil, ecclesiastical and literary history of the nation'. This brief was interpreted to include figures as diverse as the devout Lady Margaret Beaufort, and the entertaining Lady Emma Hamilton. History's Beauties, the first detailed study of this collection, maps a culture of femininity that reframes the Victorian fascination with women's domestic and sentimental presence by locating it within a Parliament-centred 'national' culture.
The Beauties of Moore
Author: Edward Francis Finden
Publisher:
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Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Edwin Dickinson
Author: John Lawrence Ward
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 0874137837
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Featuring 19 color plates and 65 b&w illustrations, this text critically examines the imagery, process, and pictorial structure of works by American painter Edwin Dickinson (1891-1978). Drawing upon 56 years of the artist's journals and several thousand pages of his letters, Ward makes connections b
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 0874137837
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Featuring 19 color plates and 65 b&w illustrations, this text critically examines the imagery, process, and pictorial structure of works by American painter Edwin Dickinson (1891-1978). Drawing upon 56 years of the artist's journals and several thousand pages of his letters, Ward makes connections b
The World's Work
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The Biology of Beauty
Author: Rachelle M. Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This thought-provoking book examines the science behind human attractiveness—the ratios, proportions, and other factors that to a large extent dictate what we find "beautiful." It's said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," but recent scientific research suggests that human attractiveness is much more objective than we once thought, deeply rooted in our biology and evolutionary history. For instance, facial symmetry is considered extremely attractive because it indicates good health and nutrition during the formative developmental years. This book explores these insights. Part I of The Biology of Beauty: The Science behind Human Attractiveness takes a closer look at what traits we find the most alluring and why. It discusses why attractiveness is important from an evolutionary standpoint and the advantages (and disadvantages) of being attractive. In addition to exploring these beauty "universals," it examines how beauty ideals can be shaped by factors such as culture, religion, and the media. Part II provides an in-depth analysis of individual features that contribute to attractiveness, offering scientific explanations for our preferences. The book also includes a collection of insightful sidebars that highlight beauty ideals in different parts of the world and at other times in history.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This thought-provoking book examines the science behind human attractiveness—the ratios, proportions, and other factors that to a large extent dictate what we find "beautiful." It's said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," but recent scientific research suggests that human attractiveness is much more objective than we once thought, deeply rooted in our biology and evolutionary history. For instance, facial symmetry is considered extremely attractive because it indicates good health and nutrition during the formative developmental years. This book explores these insights. Part I of The Biology of Beauty: The Science behind Human Attractiveness takes a closer look at what traits we find the most alluring and why. It discusses why attractiveness is important from an evolutionary standpoint and the advantages (and disadvantages) of being attractive. In addition to exploring these beauty "universals," it examines how beauty ideals can be shaped by factors such as culture, religion, and the media. Part II provides an in-depth analysis of individual features that contribute to attractiveness, offering scientific explanations for our preferences. The book also includes a collection of insightful sidebars that highlight beauty ideals in different parts of the world and at other times in history.
The Remembrance
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Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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The Remembrance. Ed. by T. Roscoe
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Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Romantic Love and Personal Beauty
Author: Henry T. Finck
Publisher:
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Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
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Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Real Beauty
Author: Eddy Zemach
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271040874
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271040874
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Berkshire World and Cornbelt Stockman
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Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 1546
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Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 1546
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