Problem Pictures - Women and Men in Victorian Painting (Hardcover, New Ed)

During the Victorian period there developed a new anxiety about male-female relations and roles in modern society, as described by a member of the Athenaeum in 1858, 'the distinction of man and woman, their separate as well as their joint rights, begins to occupy the attention of our whole community, and with no small effect'. These essays examine Victorian painting in the light of this 'woman question' by analysing the change in representation of the family, romance, social issues such as emigration and colonialism, the use of the female nude and the traditions of portraiture, history-painting and still life. The art and artists are considered in a socio-political context, and the connections between Victorian sexism, racism and classism are examined. These essays bring to light much previously unknown work (especially by women) and reappraise many well-known paintings.

General

Imprint:	Scolar Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Nineteenth Century Series
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	1995
Authors:	Pamela Gerrish Nunn
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-85928-152-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
LSN:	1-85928-152-4
Barcode:	9781859281529

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