The Final Spectacle - Military Painting under the Second Empire, 1855-1867 (Hardcover)

The book examines military paintings in France in the 1850s and 1860s, when the genre experienced a new lease of life. It recreates the paintings' art-historical, historical and social context, and considers the explosion of military subjects in their own right rather than as a consequence of war reporting. The paintings' entertainment value effectively communicated political agendas, catering to the emerging phenomenon of mass spectatorship and giving rise to innovative compositions. The book also looks at the other side of the artistic spectrum, proposing that smaller formats adapted the sentimental techniques of military memoirs to focus on the soldiers' experiences of warfare and to elicit a critique of war.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	March 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Julia Thoma
Dimensions:	240 x 170mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-048668-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	3-11-048668-7
Barcode:	9783110486681

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