Portraits from the Tudor period are filled with symbols of status, wealth and power. This paper explores what role materiality plays in this communication. By exploring the role of materiality primarily linked to trade and relations between artists, patrons and the art market, two portraits depicting Mary I are analyzed. The role of materiality in the portraits is discussed based on, among other things, Bia Mankell's theories of materiality. The analysis shows that materiality is used in two different ways in the two works, but what they have in common is that the presence of materiality in both works seems to be important in the expression of wealth and thus power. The portraits' communication of status is reinforced by the material qualities of the works by using either precious materials or skilled artists. Something that depended on both access to financial means and geographical location.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-466065 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Sagnér, Maria |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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