The Presence Of The Past In French Art, 1870-1905

The Presence Of The Past In French Art, 1870-1905 by Richard Thomson


ISBN
9780300257106
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
288

This innovative book introduces a vivid new reading of French art and society at a crucial period of history

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 stylesndash;all three derived from foreign artsdash;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 1870wdash;1905 considers artists of very different character and typeadash;from Degas to Henner, Cézanne to Besnard, Roty to Seurat, Dalou to Maillol dash;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.
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