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| Author | Berry Drago, Elisabeth Michelle |
| Title | The Art and Science of Reading Faces: Physiognomic Theory and Hans Holbein the Younger |
| Year Degree Awarded | 2010 |
| Department | Art History |
| Degree | M.A. |
| Abstract | This project explores the work of Hans Holbein the Younger, sixteenth-century printmaker and portraitist, through the lens of early modern physiognomic thought. This period's renewed interest in the discipline of physiognomy, the art and science of "reading" human features, reflects a desire to understand the relationship between outer appearances and inner substances of things. Physiognomic theory has a host of applications and meanings for the visual artist, who produces a surface representation or likeness, yet scholarship on this subject has been limited. Examining Holbein's social context and artistic practice, this project constructs the possibility of a physiognomic reading of several major works. Holbein's engagement with physiognomic theories of appearance and representation provides a vital point of access to early modern discourse on character, identity and self. |
| Advisor |
West, Ashley D. Hall, Marcia B. |
| Degree Granting Institution | Temple University |
| Subject | Art History |
| Keywords |
Dance of Death Hans Holbein Physiognomy Portraiture |
| Publisher | Temple University Libraries |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | Application/PDF |
| Number of Pages | 124 |
| Rights | The author has granted Temple University a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her dissertation, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. This permission is granted in addition to rights granted to ProQuest. The author retains all other rights. |
| Description | Temple University--Theses |
| Digital Collection | Temple University Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
| Contact | etd-library@listserv.temple.edu |
| File Size | 9,899 KB |
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| Digital Collection | Temple University Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
| Contact | etd-library@listserv.temple.edu |