Art for Art's Sake: Aestheticism in Victorian Art (Inbunden)
avPrettejohn, Elizabeth
ISBN: 9780300135497In the London circles of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Frederic Leighton, the notion of "art for art's sake" became a shared concern: if art is not created for the sake of preaching a moral lesson, or supporting a political cause, or making a fortune, or any other objective, what might art be? Art hist[...]
Beauty And Art (Pocket)
avElizabeth Prettejohn
ISBN: 9780192801609 - UTGIVEN: 2005-05-05What do we mean when we call a work of art beautiful? How do perceptions of beauty change with the passage of time? This title explores these questions, showing the vital relationship between our changing notions of beauty and specific works of art. It charts the story of western art, from eighteent[...]
The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites (Inbunden)
avElizabeth Prettejohn
ISBN: 9780691070575 - UTGIVEN: 2000-11In a richly illustrated re-examination of a seminal period in art history, the author of Rossetti and His Circle asks important questions about the pre-Raphaelite artists, their work, their artistic themes, and their influence on the history of art.[...]
The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture (Häftad)
avElizabeth Prettejohn
ISBN: 9781848859036 - UTGIVEN: 201207What can modern art have to do with ancient sculpture? Surely the excitement of modern art lies in its utter repudiation of classical example? Elizabeth Prettejohn's important and revisionist new book argues otherwise: that ancient sculpture and modern art have been in constant dialogue since Johann[...]
The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites (Häftad)
avElizabeth Prettejohn
ISBN: 9781854377265 - UTGIVEN: 200703In 1848, seven inexperienced young artists banded together to form the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, one of the first and most distinctive group movements in modern art. A century and a half later, their art still has the power to shock, as well as fascinate its audiences. Through the detailed analysi[...]
Prerafaeliterna (Inbunden)
avMikael Ahlund, Martin Barnes, Judith Bronkhurst, Jan Marsh, Christopher Newall, Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Julian Treuherz, Elizabeth Prettejohn
ISBN: 9789171008084 - UTGIVEN: 200909Vid mitten av 1800-talet skapade en grupp unga konstnärer i England en ny bildvärld som med sina klara färger, sitt allvar och sin utmanande skönhet skakade om det samtida viktorianska konstlivet. De kallade sig prerafaeliter och namnet pekade ut deras inspirationskällor. I konsten före den it[...]
