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Visualising, Perceiving, and Interpreting Smell in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art
This thesis explores the ways in which artworks described invisible scents, how the depicted scents were perceived, and what interpretations and meanings they held. As research into representations of the olfactory is a ... -
Cantering Amidst Art, Science, And Aesthetics: Early Modern Equestrian Visual Culture
Whether touring the Louvre, London’s National Gallery, or the Rijksmuseum, one cannot help but notice one ubiquitous non-human subject standing out amongst the others. For centuries, the horse (with or without rider) has ... -
The Heraldic Imagination in German-speaking Lands, c.1480-c.1560
This thesis brings to light the extraordinary artistic transformation of heraldic imagery in German-speaking lands from circa 1480 to circa 1560, tracing how artists and designers engaged with heraldry as a category of ... -
Gender Ambiguity in Early Modern English and French Art, 1530-1630
In early modern England and France, diverse literature, from pamphlets to poetry, links gender ambiguity to its ability to evade categorisation, blur boundaries or deceive. While previously gender ambiguity in art has often ...
