Baroque Dreams
Art & Vision in Sweden
in the Era of Greatness

Edited By Allan Ellenius
December 2003
Uppsala University Press
ISBN: 91-554-5784-3
167 pages, Illustrated, 7 ½" x 10 ½"
$57.50 Paper Original


Contents include: "Exploring the Country. Visual Imagery as a Patriotic Resource," "Sweden Illustrated. Erik Dahlbergh's 'Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna' as a Manifestation of Imperial Ambition," "The Ideal Childhood. Portraits of Children in 17th Century Sweden," "The Eye of Faith. Changes in the Iconography of Piety," "Shaping the Ritual Space. Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Swedish Royal Ceremonies," Summary, List of Illustrations, Bibliography, Index.

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