Art History: Recent submissions
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Medical images in eighteenth-century British art, with special reference to William Hogarth and Thomas Rowlandson
(University of St Andrews, 1993) - ThesisThe objective of this thesis is to show that a study of medical images produced by British artists in the eighteenth century can contribute to the knowledge of the social history of medicine of the period, and to show that, ... -
The theme of the Wise and Foolish Virgins as part of the Last Judgement iconography in Flanders and Italy in the late 15th and the 16th centuries
(University of St Andrews, 1981) - ThesisThe parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins is told in Matthew's Gospel, Ch.25, v1-13, as an allegory of the Last Judgement. This thesis sets out to examine firstly, how closely the parable is related to the iconography ... -
The sound of colour : the intellectual foundations of Domenichino's approach to music and painting
(University of St Andrews, 1998) - ThesisThe debate about the nature of the theoretical basis of the training under the Carracci can be expanded by an analysis of the paintings of Domenichino, who, as the heir to Annibale, might be expected to reveal something ... -
Museums and music : an argument in favour of a broader evaluation of the object-based nature of music collections in the United Kingdom
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThis work seeks to show that the experience gained through music in its practical and aural sense is not represented adequately in music museums because of the necessarily object-based nature of most museum displays. ... -
A study of the major public museums in Taiwan, with a focus on collections care
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisThe origins of museum development in Taiwan date back to the late nineteenth century; however, little was achieved until recently because of Taiwan's unstable social and political situation in the early to mid-twentieth ...