Measure and Design in American Painting, 1760-1860 (Hardcover)

First published in 1977. The purpose of this study is to locate the sources for the American style of painting characterised by measure and design - the representation of the specific and familiar according to principles of pictorial order. The reader shall see that there were a variety of conventions available to the artist and that his selection of one or another of them depended upon pragmatic, philosophical, and aesthetic considerations.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Art and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Release date:	November 2018
First published:	1977
Authors:	Lisa Fellows Andrus
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	434
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-36613-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-138-36613-7
Barcode:	9781138366138

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