Marcia Pointon

Link to video of Marcia Pointon lecture
Marcia Pointon: "Why Portraiture?"

Marcia Pointon, Professor Emerita of History of Art, University of Manchester, presents her lecture "Why Portraiture?" at The Frick Collection. Discover the reasons why portraits have played such an important part in the history of western art since antiquity, and consider the role they have in shaping how individuals and societies see themselves.