Early Modern Visual Allegory

The first book in twenty-five years devoted solely to early modern visual allegory, this anthology foregrounds new material, contextual and methodological questions. Considering a range of representations in the visual and material culture of Europe and the colonial "New World," contributors discuss processes and theories of interpretation, formation of audiences, reception history, appropriation and censorship. Particular focus on the body in visual allegory unites the volume's diverse materials and methods.