Britain and the Continent, 1660-1727 : political crisis and conflict resolution in mural paintings at Windsor, Chelsea, Chatsworth, Hampton Court and Greenwich / Christina Strunck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strunck, Christina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mural painting and decoration.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]

Summary:

Das Buch analysiert Entstehung und Rezeption der neun wichtigsten politischen Bildzyklen des Hochbarock in Großbritannien, die vom Königshof, einzelnen Aristokraten und / oder öffentlichen Institutionen in Auftrag gegeben wurden. Es konzentriert sich auf die von zahlreichen sozialen, politischen und religiösen Krisen geprägte Epoche zwischen der Restauration der Stuart-Monarchie (1660) und dem Tod des ersten britischen Monarchen aus dem Hause Hannover (1727). Auf der Basis bislang unpublizierter Dokumente werden alle Werke einer grundlegend neuen Deutung unterzogen. Dabei stehen visuelle Strategien der Konfliktlösung, Formen des kulturellen Gedächtnisses, kulturelle Übersetzungsprozesse, performative Kontexte der Wandmalereien und Bild-Raum-Beziehungen im Vordergrund.

This monograph examines the most prestigious political paintings created in Britain during the High Baroque age. It investigates a period characterized by numerous social, political, and religious crises, in the years between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy (1660) and the death of the first British monarch from the House of Hanover (1727). On the basis of hitherto unpublished documents, the book elucidates the creation and reception of nine major commissions that involved the court, private aristocratic patrons, and/or civic institutions. The ground-breaking new interpretations of these works focus on strategies of conflict resolution, the creation of shared cultural memories, processes of cultural translation, the performative context of the murals and the interaction of painted images and architectural spaces.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAPTER 1. The Objectives of this Book, State of Research, and Methodological Reflections on the Interpretation of Mural Paintings

CHAPTER 2. Dawn of a New Era: The Triumphal Arches for the Coronation Entry (1661)

CHAPTER 3. A Political Reading of Antonio Verrio’s Murals for the Royal Reception Spaces at Windsor Castle

CHAPTER 4. Representations of the Monarchy in London: Verrio’s Murals at Christ’s Hospital and the Royal Hospital at Chelsea

CHAPTER 5. Louis Laguerre Paints the “Glorious Revolution” at Chatsworth

CHAPTER 6. Hampton Court – the English Versailles?

CHAPTER 7. National Glory in the Architecture and Pictorial Decoration of the Painted Hall at Greenwich

CHAPTER 8. The Interaction of Images and Spaces: Towards a New Methodology

CHAPTER 9. Results

Plates

Appendices

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Places

Illustration Credits

The Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-075077-5

OCLC:

1280945630