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- Title
Philostratus Comes To Scotland: A New Source for the Pictures at Pinkie.
- Authors
Bath, Michael
- Abstract
The article discusses Blaise de Vigenère's French translation of the "Imagines" of Philostratus as a source for the pictures at Earl of Dunfermline Alexander Seton's Pinkie House in Musselburgh, Scotland, which was designed to celebrate all kinds of culture and urbanity. Topics include the emblems painted on the gallery and their sources, works of Blaise de Viginère that Seton owned, and the Pinkie rendition of the Birth of Pindar.
- Subjects
VIGENERE, Blaise de, 1523-1596; IMAGINES (Book); PHILOSTRATUS, the Athenian, 2nd/3rd century; SETON, Alexander; EMBLEMS; ART in literature
- Publication
Journal of the Northern Renaissance, 2013, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1759-3085
- Publication type
Article