Art History Theses: Recent submissions
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'Calligraphies of time' : the bombsite in the cultural imaginary of post-war Britain
(2023-11-29) - ThesisOn 8 May 1945, Allied forces announced the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the official end of the Second World War and igniting VE Day celebrations across Britain. The atmosphere throughout the country ... -
Power, piety and legacy : the patronage of bishop Louis d'Amboise in fifteenth-century Languedoc
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisLouis d'Amboise was bishop of Albi, in south-west France, from 1474 until his death in Lyon in 1503. During his episcopacy he commissioned a significant number of works for his cathedral and associated buildings, several ... -
Steeped in place : encountering Scotland in paintings of the sea
(2023-11-29) - ThesisArt is analysed and understood most often in terms of who (the artist was) and when (the work was created). Where (the creative act occurred) is seldom considered as significant. However, human understanding of the world ... -
The mechanics of mischief : genre painting and painting genres in the time of Louis XV
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThe present thesis is an invitation to systematic study of genre in the field of art history. To explore questions of genre, it turns to the genre painting of the time of Louis XV (r. 1715–1774). In many ways, genre painting ...