Germany. The home of the Swedish photobook. Greger Ulf ... - Steidl
Germany. The home of the Swedish photobook. Greger Ulf ... - Steidl
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Bodo von Dewitz (ed.)<br />
Beauty, Power, Vanity<br />
Photographs from <strong>the</strong> Prince Ernst August <strong>of</strong> Hanover Collection<br />
Royal collections have always been a powerful means <strong>of</strong> self-promotion. For centuries painting was largely sustained<br />
by royal patronage and facilitated <strong>the</strong> permanent and glamorous representation <strong>of</strong> eminence. <strong>The</strong>n along came photography,<br />
which immediately assumed <strong>the</strong> same function, and portraits <strong>of</strong> nobility lost <strong>the</strong>ir exclusivity when everyone<br />
could afford photographs.<br />
None<strong>the</strong>less <strong>the</strong> royal court around <strong>the</strong> Welfen dynasty in Hanover let itself be photographed repeatedly. <strong>The</strong> royals<br />
contracted photographers, gave away pictures and in return received photographs which <strong>the</strong>y placed in albums and<br />
portfolios until <strong>the</strong>y had an extensive collection. This collection, still in <strong>the</strong> possession <strong>of</strong> Prince Ernst August <strong>of</strong><br />
Hanover, survived <strong>the</strong> collapse <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> royal families and is contained in this book.<br />
Photographs served nobility not least <strong>of</strong> all by safeguarding <strong>the</strong>ir dominance. Family relations were politically significant<br />
European networks and photography consolidated those relationships. This collection <strong>of</strong> photographs is an informative<br />
historical source and a spirited reflection <strong>of</strong> a lost epoch.<br />
Bodo von Dewitz, born in 1950, has been <strong>the</strong> director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Agfa Foto-Historama at <strong>the</strong> Museum Ludwig, Cologne<br />
since 1985.<br />
Beauty, Power, Vanity<br />
Photographs from <strong>the</strong> Prince Ernst<br />
August <strong>of</strong> Hanover Collection<br />
Edited by Bodo von Dewitz<br />
Essays by Bodo von Dewitz and<br />
Manfred von Boetticher<br />
Book design by Gerhard <strong>Steidl</strong><br />
224 pages with 180 color plates<br />
9.4 x 12.9 in. / 24 x 33 cm<br />
Clothbound hardcover with dust jacket<br />
$ 60.00 / £ 35.00 / E 48.00<br />
ISBN: 978-3-86521-235-1<br />
PostScript Bild<br />
(9783865212351)<br />
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