A Well-Fashioned Image: Clothing and Costume in European Art, 1500-1850 - Softcover

Weaver, Elissa B.; Rodini, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0935573356 ISBN 13: 9780935573350

Publisher: Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C, 2002

Synopsis

Fashion—the question of what to wear and how to wear it—is a centuries-old obsession. Beyond superficial concerns with personal appearance, the history of dress points to deep preoccupations surrounding the social order, national identity, and moral decency. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art (running from October 23, 2001 through April 28, 2002), A Well-Fashioned Image investigates clothing and the representation of clothing from these various perspectives. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features an introduction by co-curators Elizabeth Rodini, the Smart Museum's Mellon Projects Curator, and Professor Elissa B. Weaver of the University of Chicago's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, which is followed by essays addressing the topic from a variety of perspectives. Also included are a substantial bibliography on the topic of costume in art and an exhibition checklist.

About this title

About the Authors

Elissa B. Weaver is a professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literature at the University of Chicago, as well as the author of Convent Theatre in Early Modern Italy: Spiritual Fun and Learning for Women.

Elizabeth Rodini is the Mellon Projects Curator at the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art.

Elizabeth Rodini is an art historian and writer who explores the multifaceted stories embedded in objects and places. She is the author of Gentile Bellini’s Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II: Lives and Afterlives of an Iconic Image. On the Street of the Hidden Shops was inspired by her time at the American Academy in Rome, where she served as Andrew Heiskell Arts Director and interim Director. She lives in New York City.

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Fashion―the question of what to wear and how to wear it―is a centuries-old obsession. Beyond superficial concerns with personal appearance, the history of dress points to deep preoccupations surrounding the social order, national identity, and moral decency. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art (running from October 23, 2001 through April 28, 2002), A Well-Fashioned Image investigates clothing and the representation of clothing from these various perspectives. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features an introduction by co-curators Elizabeth Rodini, the Smart Museum's Mellon Projects Curator, and Professor Elissa B. Weaver of the University of Chicago's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, which is followed by essays addressing the topic from a variety of perspectives. Also included are a substantial bibliography on the topic of costume in art and an exhibition checklist.

Edition details

• Publisher: Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0935573356
• ISBN 13: 9780935573350
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 110