Portraits of Charles Wesley (1707‐88)
This contribution explains how Charles Wesley has been portrayed visually in his lifetime and later. It notes the paradox that ‘Charles Wesley, who moved in cultural and artistic circles, should have so few portraits compared to his brother John, who eschewed such company.’ While there are contempor...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
The journal of religious history, literature and culture
Year: 2024, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-96 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Wesley, Charles 1707-1788
/ Image
/ Iconography
/ Methodism (motif)
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CE Christian art KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Methodism
B Charles Wesley B Iconography B Portraits B Species |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This contribution explains how Charles Wesley has been portrayed visually in his lifetime and later. It notes the paradox that ‘Charles Wesley, who moved in cultural and artistic circles, should have so few portraits compared to his brother John, who eschewed such company.’ While there are contemporary portraits at least ostensibly from the life, his posthumous portrayals have typically been in heroic style, celebrating one of the founding fathers of Methodism. |
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| ISSN: | 2057-4525 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religious history, literature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.10.2.6 |
