As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento
We intend to identify and tell the story of an almost forgotten “family” of museum objects: “miniatures of political affiliation” (19th century), one of the most humble forms of royal representation, preserved in Portuguese national museums and private collections. Their symbolic power, once capable...
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| description | We intend to identify and tell the story of an almost forgotten “family” of museum objects: “miniatures of political affiliation” (19th century), one of the most humble forms of royal representation, preserved in Portuguese national museums and private collections. Their symbolic power, once capable of injuring their owners, lies “muted” by their insertion into museum contexts prone to favor visual aspects over intangible ones. Little is known about these minutely painted royal portraits, of little monetary value, inserted in objects of everyday usage. Contrary to “official” miniature portraits offered by members of the aristocracy, they seem to have been acquired spontaneously. They circulated mainly among the common people, as signs of fidelity, even if possessing them could have serious consequences in times of political instability, particularly, in Portugal, during the so-called “Liberal Wars” of the 1820s. By giving them back their “voice”, we intend to recover their socio-historical importance and to open up new possibilities of museological approaches, close to André Malraux’s concept of an “imaginary museum”. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ed85d1afffd4393892060bd463df8f02025-08-20T02:34:10ZengUniversidade de ÉvoraMidas: Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares2182-95432017-07-01810.4000/midas.1207As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimentoPatricia Delayti TellesWe intend to identify and tell the story of an almost forgotten “family” of museum objects: “miniatures of political affiliation” (19th century), one of the most humble forms of royal representation, preserved in Portuguese national museums and private collections. Their symbolic power, once capable of injuring their owners, lies “muted” by their insertion into museum contexts prone to favor visual aspects over intangible ones. Little is known about these minutely painted royal portraits, of little monetary value, inserted in objects of everyday usage. Contrary to “official” miniature portraits offered by members of the aristocracy, they seem to have been acquired spontaneously. They circulated mainly among the common people, as signs of fidelity, even if possessing them could have serious consequences in times of political instability, particularly, in Portugal, during the so-called “Liberal Wars” of the 1820s. By giving them back their “voice”, we intend to recover their socio-historical importance and to open up new possibilities of museological approaches, close to André Malraux’s concept of an “imaginary museum”.https://journals.openedition.org/midas/1207object biographyminiature portraits – XIX centuryminiature portraits of political affiliation |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Delayti Telles As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento Midas: Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares object biography miniature portraits – XIX century miniature portraits of political affiliation |
| title | As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento |
| title_full | As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento |
| title_fullStr | As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento |
| title_full_unstemmed | As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento |
| title_short | As miniaturas de “filiação política”: de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento |
| title_sort | as miniaturas de filiacao politica de objetos perigosos ao esquecimento |
| topic | object biography miniature portraits – XIX century miniature portraits of political affiliation |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/midas/1207 |
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