"Covering the period from 1848 to 1905, 19th Century French Art provides students and general readers with essential information about a particularly significant time in French art history. Its content is presented thematically, encompassing modernity, landscape painting, Symbolism, Eclecticism and Art Nouveau. Panels throughout the book focus on the life and work of key artists and highlight topics such as the scandals associated with modernity, and the role of photography as an artist's instrument. Book jacket."--Jacket.