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19th-Century Art A Beginner’s Guide

By Laurie Schneider Adams

Book information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2014
ISBN
978-1780745411
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
15 MB (16019076 bytes)
Series
Beginner’s Guides
Pages
253\0
Time added
2016-05-06 13:33:34

Description

Munch’s The Scream. Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Rodin’s The Thinker. Monet’s Water Lilies. Constable’s landscapes. The 19th century gave us a wealth of artistic riches so memorable in their genius that we can picture many of them in an instant. At the time, however, their avant-garde nature was the cause of much controversy. Professor Laurie Schneider Adams vividly brings to life the paintings, sculpture, photography and architecture, of the period with her infectious enthusiasm for art and detailed explorations of individual works. Offered fascinating biographical details and the relevant social, political, and cultural context, the reader is left with a deep appreciation for the works and an understanding of how revolutionary they were at the time, as well as the reasons for their enduring appeal.

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