Luxury [ Taste & Manners ]
… misunderstood the meaning of this library, which does not aim to educate but is more of a status symbol. The expanding market for paintings and engravings is another indicator for the rise of ‘new’ luxuries. If before 1700, paintings were effectively owned by royalty and the aristocracy, a London-based art market with international connections made such works of art more widely available and affordable. By the end of the … Dalziel (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), p. 7. 10 . Thomas M. Bayer and John R. Page, The Development of the Art Market in England (London: Routledge, 2016), p. 54. 11 . Stana Nenadic, ‘Print Collecting and Popular Culture in …
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