{"title":"Diane Wolfthal","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiane Wolfthal's works explore the complex intersections of art, culture, and history, shedding light on the lives of those often overlooked in traditional narratives. With a focus on themes such as servitude and social structures, her writing invites readers to reconsider the visual and cultural representations of power and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in thoughtful analyses within the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e realm will find her books a compelling blend of scholarly insight and rich storytelling, offering fresh perspectives on historical subjects through a nuanced and critical lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"household-servants-and-slaves-by-diane-wolfthal-9780300234879","title":"Household Servants and Slaves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book-length study of household servants and slaves, exploring a visual history over 400 years and four continents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study of both images of ordinary household workers and their material culture, \u003cem\u003eHousehold Servants and Slaves: A Visual History, 1300–1700\u003c\/em\u003e covers four hundred years and four continents, facilitating a better understanding of the changes in service that occurred as Europe developed a monetary economy, global trade, and colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiane Wolfthal presents new interpretations of artists including the Limbourg brothers, Albrecht Dürer, Paolo Veronese, and Diego Velázquez, but also explores numerous long-neglected objects, including independent portraits of ordinary servants, servant dolls and their miniature cleaning utensils, and dummy boards, candlesticks, and tablestands in the form of servants and slaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWolfthal analyzes the intersection of class, race, and gender while also interrogating the ideology of service, investigating both the material conditions of household workers’ lives and the immaterial qualities with which they were associated. If images repeatedly relegated servants to the background, then this book does the reverse: it foregrounds these figures in order to better understand the ideological and aesthetic functions that they served.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470839824620,"sku":"9780300234879","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300234879-household-servants-and-slaves.jpg?v=1775227807"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/diane-wolfthal.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}