The early modern era is often envisioned as one in which European genres, both narrative and visual, diverged indelibly from those of medieval times. This colle
The early modern era is often envisioned as one in which European genres, both narrative and visual, diverged indelibly from those of medieval times. This colle
When Europeans first landed in Japan they encountered people they perceived as white-skinned and highly civilized, but these impressions did not endure. Gradual
Marcus Gheeraerts’s portrait of a ’Persian lady’ - probably in fact an English lady in masquing costume - exemplifies the hybridity of early modern Englis
As early modern Europe launched its multiple projects of global empire, it simultaneously embarked on an ambitious program of describing and picturing the world