Transformations in Late Eighteenth Century Art
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Rosenblum's classic essays on the art and architecture of this transformational period in modern art--now available in paperback for a new generation of readers
The importance of the late eighteenth century in the genesis of modern art emerges in these four essays on various aspects of the art and architecture of a neglected period. Written by the author of Cubism and Twentieth Century Art, the essays take a "Cubist view" of these crucial decades of transition, a view "that constantly shifts its vantage point and moves freely from one nation and one medium to another." Such diverse matters as the emotional and stylistic flexibility of Neoclassicism, the emergence of Historicism, the rapport between politics and the new moralizing art, and the search for a radical formal purity are considered. Many works of art previously unpublished, and sometimes even unphotographed, make their first appearance here.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0691003025
ISBN13:9780691003023
Release Date:October 1970
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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Rosenblum's Transformations in Late Eighteenth Century Art is still one of th best and most inspiring books on the art of neoclassicism and early romaticism. Encompassing both pictorial arts and architecture, it points central themes in the arts of that time. It offers clues to further investigations as to the seminal character of the fundamental changes in the art and architecture of the late 18th century. And it is wonderfully wide in perspective and clear in its argument. It presents a number of focus in a period where one gets easily lost in either superficial statements or far too detailed information.It is a great starting point for any research into its period.
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