| Description |
1 online resource (236 pages) |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ABSTRACTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHORS' BIOGRAPHIES; INDEX |
| Summary |
In looking at the history of collecting, one may be excused for regarding it as an activity in which, traditionally, women have shown little interest or in which they have not been involved. As the present volume shows, women-particularly aristocratic women-not only resisted this discrimination through the ages, but also built important collections and used them to their own advantage, in order to make statements about their lineage, power, cultural heritage or religious preferences. That is .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-181) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women art collectors -- Europe -- Congresses
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Women art patrons -- Europe -- Congresses
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ART -- Study & Teaching.
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Women art collectors
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Women art patrons
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gáldy, Andrea M
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Turpin, Adriana.
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| ISBN |
9781443834766 |
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1443834769 |
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1299647790 |
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9781299647794 |
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