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The Good Shepherd Rockery from Portuguese India, 1570s to 1650s: Emulation and Dissimulation in a Case of Missionary Art - Connected Histories in the Early Modern World Francesco Gusella
The Good Shepherd Rockery from Portuguese India, 1570s to 1650s: Emulation and Dissimulation in a Case of Missionary Art - Connected Histories in the Early Modern World
Francesco Gusella
This book explores the genesis of the ivory carvings of the Good Shepherd Rockery with a focus on the practices of emulation and dissimulation performed by patrons, artists, and local agents – an equivocal game of mirrors that ultimately charged the artworks with multiple interpretive layers and allusive meanings.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 27, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9789048568321 |
| Publishers | Pallas Publications |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 164 × 20 mm · 544 g |