Copying Power: Emulation, Appropriation, and Borrowing for Royal Political Purposes
Rita W. Tekippe
This article is concerned with the issue of copying in medieval art for purposes affecting royal image or reputation, and examines samples visual imagery used by Charlemagne later emperors to create a sense their power accomplishments. By aligning themselves previous rulers, borrowing approaches elements architecture wide-ranging implications, they were effective presenting as strong, virtuous, dominant, well connected, even across centuries. considering some possible models motives particular works, I propose variant on meaning “copying” these which was laden nuance complexity, suited enhancement political reputations relationships.
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