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The Nation Made Real - Art and National Identity in Western Europe, 1600-1850 (Hardcover)
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The Nation Made Real - Art and National Identity in Western Europe, 1600-1850 (Hardcover)
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What role did visual artists play in the emergence and spread of
nationalism and a sense of national identity? Focusing on
late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Britain and France,
this original study in the historical sociology of nations and
nationalism analyses the contributions of artists in these and
other West European countries to the creation of memorable images
of the abstract concept of the nation. By employing different modes
of depiction for conveying moral lessons, evoking the atmosphere of
the homeland, and commemorating the fallen in battle, David,
Ingres, Turner, Constable, and Friedrich, as well as a host of
lesser artists, were able to make the national idea appear palpable
and accessible, and the abstract concept of the nation seem
'authentic' and 'real'. After a brief description of the main
themes of the visual record of Dutch nation-building in the
seventeenth century, Anthony D. Smith presents an original
comparative analysis of the rise of 'national art' in
eighteenth-century Britain and France. Subsequent chapters address
the emblems and oath-swearing ceremonies of the citizen nation, the
evocation of native poetic landscapes, the exempla virtutis of
national heroes, ancient and modern, and the funerary memorials of
martyrs and soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the nation in
Britain and France. The conclusion highlights the common elements
and the main differences in the French and British trajectories of
artistic and national development. Illustrated with striking
images, The Nation Made Real offers a new interpretation of the
role of visual culture in the formation of nations and national
identity among the educated classes in Western Europe.
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