The presence of the past in French art, 1870-1905 : modernity and continuity
by
Thomson, Richard, 1953- author.
Title
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The presence of the past in French art, 1870-1905 : modernity and continuity
Modernity and continuity
Author
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Thomson, Richard, 1953- author.
ISBN
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9780300257106
Personal Author
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Thomson, Richard, 1953- author.
Publication Information
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.
Physical Description
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288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Abstract
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The study of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French art tends to focus on a search for the modern. Richard Thomson presents an innovative approach to a popular period of art history, instead investigating how art in early Third Republic France adapted styles from the past. The classical is the predominant theme, punctuated by other stylistic currents, notably the Rubensian and the Botticellian. It asks, how did these styles-all three derived from foreign art-come to be adapted into French visual culture? How did the Republic customise classicism to its ideological ends? How was classicism manipulated by progressive painters for radical and reactionary readings? The Presence of the Past in French Art 1870-1905 considers artists of very different character and type-from Degas to Henner, Cezanne to Besnard, Roty to Seurat, Dalou to Maillol-as well as a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, medals and celebrity photographs, to open up new vistas of interpretation in this fascinating field.
Subject Term
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Art, French -- 19th century -- Themes, motives.
Art, French -- 20th century -- Themes, motives.
Classicism in art.
Art and society -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Art -- Political aspects -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Portion Title
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Modernity and continuity
Bibliographical References
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-278) and index.
Field 805
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Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
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NPM Library | N6847 T46 2021 | 11101845 | 1 | B | *二館西文書一區 |