Christopher M S Johns
Biographic Data
| ID | 687817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher M S Johns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher M S |
| FAMILY NAME | Johns |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNS C M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | a University of Virginia , USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Empress Josephine's collection of sculpture by Canova at Malmaison
Portraiture and the Making of Cultural Identity
The study of national identity in eighteenth‐century visual culture sheds considerable light on the development of modern nationalism, ethnocentrism and contemporary identity politics. Pompeo Batoni's The Honourable Colonel William Gordon (1765–66) is placed within debates about Scotland and Scots cultural and national identity. What did it mean to be Scottish in eighteenth‐century Britain and how might cultural and national identity be visualize…
Portrait Mythology
Portraits of significant individuals, the players of any given era, provide unique insight into a vital conjunction of history and art. Working from the assumption that people cared about the manner of their public presentation and that an image could be employed by a patron to serve a specific agenda, it stands to reason that much may be learned about the ideologies, the personal proclivities, and the historical circumstances that combined to en…
Papal Art and Cultural Politics
Reframing Art History
Christopher M. S. Johns, Reframing Art History: Text and Context: Introduction to Section 2, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4, Special Issue: Art History: New Voices/New Visions (Summer, 1992), pp. 517-522
The Macchiaioli
The marble wilderness
Papal Patronage and Cultural Bureaucracy in Eighteenth-Century Rome
Christopher M. S. Johns, Papal Patronage and Cultural Bureaucracy in Eighteenth-Century Rome: Clement XI and the Accademia di San Luca, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Autumn, 1988), pp. 1-23
Politics, Nationalism and Friendship in Van Dyck's 'Le Roi a la Ciasse
Theater and Theory
Theater and Theory
Papal Patronage and Cultural Bureaucracy in Eighteenth-Century Rome
Christopher M. S. Johns, Papal Patronage and Cultural Bureaucracy in Eighteenth-Century Rome: Clement XI and the Accademia di San Luca, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Autumn, 1988), pp. 1-23
Politics, Nationalism and Friendship in Van Dyck's 'Le Roi a la Ciasse
The marble wilderness
The Macchiaioli
Reframing Art History
Christopher M. S. Johns, Reframing Art History: Text and Context: Introduction to Section 2, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4, Special Issue: Art History: New Voices/New Visions (Summer, 1992), pp. 517-522
Portrait Mythology
Portraits of significant individuals, the players of any given era, provide unique insight into a vital conjunction of history and art. Working from the assumption that people cared about the manner of their public presentation and that an image could be employed by a patron to serve a specific agenda, it stands to reason that much may be learned about the ideologies, the personal proclivities, and the historical circumstances that combined to en…
Papal Art and Cultural Politics
Empress Josephine's collection of sculpture by Canova at Malmaison
Portraiture and the Making of Cultural Identity
The study of national identity in eighteenth‐century visual culture sheds considerable light on the development of modern nationalism, ethnocentrism and contemporary identity politics. Pompeo Batoni's The Honourable Colonel William Gordon (1765–66) is placed within debates about Scotland and Scots cultural and national identity. What did it mean to be Scottish in eighteenth‐century Britain and how might cultural and national identity be visualize…
Art (9 works) · Art history (6 works) · Historical Art and Culture Studies (6 works) · History (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works)