Title:
19th century French art, 1848-1905
Author:
Tuffelli, Nicole.
ISBN:
9780550101198
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Art au XIXe siècle, 1848-1905. English
Edition:
English-language ed.
Publication Information:
Edinburgh : Chambers, ©2004.
Physical Description:
143 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm.
Series:
Chambers arts library
Chambers arts library.
General Note:
Originally published: L'art au XIX siècle, 1848-1905. Paris : Larouse-Bordas, ©1999.
Contents:
Modernity Landscape Painting: The Culmination of a Genre Symbolism Eclecticism Art Nouveau: The Synthesis of the Arts A Return to the Origins of Man
Abstract:
"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.
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Electronic Access:
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm051/2004445587.html