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Charlotte Bassett
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Charles I’s Inferiority Complex, part 1
The essay explores how portraiture, especially that of Charles I, served as a political tool in the 16th and 17th…
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Introducing Hopetoun House, Part 3: Blurring the Lines
Hunting in early modern Scotland was a grand display of social status, intertwined with property rights and land management. Although…
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Introducing Hopetoun House, Part 2: A Dynamic Complex
Hopetoun House, commissioned in 1698 by Lady Margaret Hope for her son Charles, was designed by Sir William Bruce and…
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Introducing Hopetoun House, Part 1: Archival Sources
The project examines the eighteenth-century Scottish country house, particularly Hopetoun House, as a reflection of socio-economic shifts during the 1700s.…
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The Very Rich Hours of The Duke of Berry: The Series
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is a 15th-century illuminated manuscript illustrating the life and social dynamics of…
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The Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry, Part 10: December Page
The December page of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry highlights the significance of boar hunting in noble…
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The Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry, Part 9: October and November Pages
The October and November pages highlight rural life in 15th-century France. October portrays farmers sowing seeds along the Seine, showcasing…
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The Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry, Part 8: September Page
The page illustrates a two-phase painting depicting a grape harvest and knightly jousting, highlighting the stark societal divide in the…
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The Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry, Part 7: August Page
This page juxtaposes the aristocracy and the peasantry simultaneously. Aristocrats enjoy the sport of hawking, where spaniels and hawks worked…
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The Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry, Part 6: July Page
The July page illustrates summer harvest activities and sheep shearing near the Château of Poitiers, enhanced by the duke of…
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