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Exiled in Modernity - Delacroix, Civilization, and Barbarism (Hardcover)
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Exiled in Modernity - Delacroix, Civilization, and Barbarism (Hardcover)
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Notions of civilization and barbarism were intrinsic to Eugene
Delacroix's artistic practice: he wrote regularly about these
concepts in his journal, and the tensions between the two were the
subject of numerous paintings, including his most ambitious mural
project, the ceiling of the Library of the Chamber of Deputies in
the Palais Bourbon. Exiled in Modernity delves deeply into these
themes, revealing why Delacroix's disillusionment with modernity
increasingly led him to seek spiritual release or epiphany in the
sensual qualities of painting. While civilization implied a degree
of control and the constraint of natural impulses for Delacroix,
barbarism evoked something uncontrolled and impulsive. Seeing
himself as part of a grand tradition extending back to ancient
Greece, Delacroix was profoundly aware of the wealth and power that
set nineteenth-century Europe apart from the rest of the world. Yet
he was fascinated by civilization's chaotic underbelly. In
analyzing Delacroix's art and prose, David O'Brien illuminates the
artist's effort to reconcile the erudite, tradition-bound aspects
of painting with a desire to reach viewers in a more direct,
unrestrained manner. Focusing chiefly on Delacroix's musings about
civilization in his famous journal, his major mural projects on the
theme of civilization, and the place of civilization in his
paintings of North Africa and of animals, O'Brien links Delacroix's
increasingly pessimistic view of modernity to his desire to use his
art to provide access to a more fulfilling experience. With more
than one hundred illustrations, this original, astute analysis of
Delacroix and his work explains why he became an inspiration for
modernist painters over the half-century following his death. Art
historians and scholars of modernism especially will find great
value in O'Brien's work.
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Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2018 |
First published: |
2018 |
Authors: |
David O'Brien
(Associate Professor of Art History)
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Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn
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Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-07859-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-271-07859-6 |
Barcode: |
9780271078595 |
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