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Identity and Physical Deformity in Italian Court Portraits 1550-1650: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati

Description:

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, many images of dwarves, hirsutes, and castrati depict them in the guise of the monstrous, either as jokes of nature or indices of courtly wit. However, there are some Renaissance portraits of physically deformed individuals that transcend these categories. These portraits point to the...

Keyword:

hirsute, anatomy, monster, Renaissance, dwarf, castrato, and portraiture

Subject:

Art History

Creator:

Touba Ghadessi Fleming

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

06/01/2018

Date Modified:

06/01/2018

Date Created:

2007-05-14

Resource Type:

Dissertation