Empresses and queens in courtly public spheres from the 17th to the 20th century / / edited by Marion Romberg.

• Superior document: Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; Volume 56
• TeilnehmendeR: Romberg, Marion, 1979-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; Volume 56.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 900446090X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Marion Romberg.

This book analyzes the evolving interaction between court and media from an understudied perspective. Eight case studies focus on different European Empress consorts and Queen regnants from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, using a comparative, cross-media, and cross-period approach. The volume addresses a multitude of questions, ranging from how dynastic women achieved public prominence through their portraits; how their faces and bodies were moulded and rearticulated to fit varying expectations in the courtly public sphere; and the degree to which they, as female actors, engaged with or had agency within the processes of production and reception. In particular, two types of female rulership and their relationship to diverse media are contrasted, and lesser-known and under-researched dynastic women are spotlighted. Contributors: Christine Engelke, Anna Fabiankowitsch, Inga Lena Ångström Grandien, Titia Hensel, Andrea Mayr, Alison McQueen, Marion Romberg, and Alison Rowley.