A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them.
Covers both artistic developments and critical approaches to the period by leading contemporary scholars
Uses an innovative framework to emphasize the roles of tradition, modernity, and hierarchy in the production of artistic works of the period
Reveals the practical issues connected with the production, sale, public and private display of art of the period
Assesses eighteenth-century art’s contribution to what we now refer to as ‘modernity’
Includes numerous illustrations, and is accompanied by online resources examining art produced outside Europe and its relationship with the West, along with other useful resources
By:
Linda Walsh (Independent scholar; formerly of The Open University UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 160mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9781118475577
ISBN 10: 1118475577
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 19 August 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures vi Acknowledgments x Companion Website xi Introduction: Style, Society, Modernity 1 1 Institutional Hierarchies: Art and Craft 19 2 Genres and Contested Hierarchies 56 3 Markets, Publics, Expert Opinions 122 4 Taste, Criticism and Journalism 189 5 Seeking a Moral Order: The Choice between Virtue and Pleasure 205 Conclusion 239 References 240 Index 260
Linda Walsh is a former Senior Lecturer in Art History at the Open University. An established scholar of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century art, Walsh is the author of numerous articles and chapters on topics that include Canova and neoclassical theory; paintings by David, Watteau, and Chardin; eighteenth-century academies; art criticism; and British landscape art.