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Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty Thomas P. Campbell

Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty By Thomas P. Campbell

Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty by Thomas P. Campbell


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Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign. This work weaves the history of this collection into the life of its owner with a narrative style. It also includes photographs that recreates Europe's greatest tapestry collection.

Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty Summary

Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty: Tapestries at the Tudor Court by Thomas P. Campbell

Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign, and the author weaves the history of this magnificent collection into the life of its owner with an engaging narrative style. Now largely dispersed or destroyed, Henry's extensive inventory is here reassembled and reveals how, through tapestry, Henry identified himself with historic, religious, and mythological figures, putting England in dialogue-and competition-with the leading courts of Early Modern Europe while promoting his own religious and political agendas at home. Campbell's original account sheds new light on Tudor political and artistic culture and the court's response to Renaissance aesthetic ideals. Sumptuously illustrated with newly commissioned photographs, this stunning re-creation of Europe's greatest tapestry collection challenges the predominantly text-driven histories of the period and offers a fascinating new perspective on the life of Henry VIII.



Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty Reviews

This thoroughly researched study provides a welcome infusion of scholarly rigor into a field that has suffered from a bias toward fine arts at the expense of decorative arts. An important contribution to scholarship, it is among the best in its genre. . . . Essential.-Choice * Choice *

About Thomas P. Campbell

Thomas P. Campbell is Curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts and Supervising Curator of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the principal author of Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence (2002) and editor of Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor (see page 29).

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GOR010511432
9780300122343
0300122349
Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty: Tapestries at the Tudor Court by Thomas P. Campbell
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Yale University Press
20070915
440
Winner of William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History 2008
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