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Kings and Courtesans: A Study of the Pictorial Representation of French Royal Mistresses
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis thesis explores the development in the pictorial representation of four important French royal mistresses. It looks at works depicting Agnès Sorel, mistress to Charles VII; Diane de Poitiers, mistress to Henri II; Gabrielle d’Estrées, mistress to Henri IV; and Madame de Pompadour, mistress to Louis XV. By placing the portrayals of these women within a historical context, it becomes apparent that there are links between the strength of the crown and the depictions of the mistresses. This thesis traces the development of the imagery associated with these women and demonstrates that as the crown became more and more powerful, the portraits of the kings’ mistresses became bolder and less disguised.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Montana
- Year
- 2008
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Lemperle, Shandy April
Subjects
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dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/1258
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-2277