Others and Outcasts in Early Modern Europe

Others and Outcasts in Early Modern Europe is the first book to focus directly on the visual representation of marginal and outcast people in early modern Europe. The collection offers a comprehensive analysis of imagery featuring a wide range of marginalized types including Jews, roguish beggars, black slaves and prostitutes, among others. Contributors highlight how poor and marginal people came to play a significant role in European art in the early modern period.