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Nineteenth Century European Painting: From Barbizon to Belle Epoque (Hardcover, New)
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Nineteenth Century European Painting: From Barbizon to Belle Epoque (Hardcover, New)
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A fresh approach to nineteenth-century European painting;
lusciously illustrated, it offers a comprehensive overview of the
century's artistic innovation This extensive survey also includes
biographies for each of the artists Nineteenth-Century European
Painting: From Barbizon to Belle Epoque represents a comprehensive
guide to the range of stylistically diverse genres of
nineteenth-century European painting. Accessible and insightful,
this exquisitely illustrated volume presents the historical context
behind the century's essential artistic movements including
Romantic Painting, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Realist
Painting, Academic Painting, and Impressionist Painting. Influenced
by an overwhelming wave of political, military and social change,
nineteenth-century Europe represented an era more diverse in
painterly subjects and styles than any before it. Indeed, it was a
period that saw many European painters moving away from the
strictures of the academy system, choosing instead to use their
training to develop new techniques and traditions. A collection of
independent stories, this book also outlines the unique progression
between the different movements, exciting and enlightening the
reader about the most magnificent period of art the world has ever
known. Contents: Foreword; Dr. Vern G. Swanson; Introduction;
Author's Note; STYLES: The Barbizon School; Romantic Painting;
Orientalist Painting; The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Realist
Painting; Academic Painting; Impressionist Painting; The Newlyn
School; Post-Impressionist Painting; SUBJECTS: Landscape Painting;
Venetian View Painting; Maritime Painting; Sporting Painting;
Animal Painting; Genre Painting; Cardinal Painting; Costume
Painting; British Neoclassical Revival Painting; Belle Epoque
Painting; Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography. Considered one of the
world's foremost experts on 18th- and 19th-century European and
American antiques, fine art and jewelry, Bill Rau has worked in his
family-owned gallery, M.S Rau Antiques, for over 30 years. An avid
collector and authority in his field, Bill has helped place several
items in museums around the world. In addition to being a prominent
member of many local business organizations, he was the youngest
senior member ever accepted to the American Society of Appraisers.
In addition to writing numerous articles published in a wide
variety of national magazines and antique journals.
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