David to Delacroix the rise of romantic mythology
In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Dorothy Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill [N.C.] :
University of North Carolina Press
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797951306719 |
| Sumario: | In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Dorothy Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on artistic depiction of myth. Highlighting the work of major painters such as David, Girodet, Gerard, Ingres, and Delacroix and sculptors such as Houdon and Pajou, David to Delacroix reveals how these artists offered innovative reinterpretations of myth while incorporating contemporaneo |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798890883537 9780807877753 |
