Episode 9: Portraits of Rulers
dc.contributor.author | Steer, Linda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-01T15:21:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-01T15:21:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05-20 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/15474 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this episode, “Portraits of Rulers,” I take a look at the history of portraits of rulers in the canon of Western art and examine how portraits engage with structures of power. Beginning with French and English royalty in the 17th and 18th century, I end with a visual analysis of Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of former American President Barack Obama. Focusing on these rulers allows us to see how European portrait conventions use a number of visual cues, from clothing, pose, setting, and the objects included within the painting, to convey wealth, power and the right to rule. Examining a portrait of late 17th-century Queen Marie Antoinette allows us to see gender differences in royal portraiture. Looking closely at Obama’s portrait reveals the ways in which Wiley both adopted and refined European portrait conventions in a way that makes his portrait stand out among portraits of other American presidents. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | ;9 | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | art history, portrait, European art, American art | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION | en_US |
dc.title | Episode 9: Portraits of Rulers | en_US |
dc.type | Recording, oral | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-12-01T15:21:14Z |