Rebels and martyrs : the image of the artist in the nineteenth century / Alexander Sturgis with Rupert Christiansen, Lois Oliver & Michael Wilson.
By: Sturgis, Alexander.
Contributor(s): Christiansen, Rupert | Oliver, Lois | Wilson, Michael | National Gallery (Great Britain).
Publisher: London : National Gallery, 2006Description: 192 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9781857093469 ; 1857093461.Subject(s): Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Exhibitions | Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Themes, motives -- Exhibitions | Artists and models in art -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 709.034Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The mythical artist, heroic and rebellious, isolated and suffering, is the creation of late-18th-century Romanticism. Throughout the 19th century this powerful myth influenced the way people thought and wrote about artists and, more importantly, the way artists thought about--and depicted--themselves.
Covering the period from the French Revolution to World War I, from Romanticism to the avant-garde, this catalogue considers how artists responded to this myth. The focus is on key artists and groups who self-consciously forged distinctive identities: the Nazarenes, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, the Nabis, and Schiele. The book includes an introduction, a chronology, and an overview of the myth of the artist in literature, as well as a beautifully illustrated catalogue section arranged according to such themes as Bohemia; Dandy and Fl#65533;neur; Priest, Seer, Martyr, Christ; and Creativity and Sexuality.
Published to accompany the exhibition Rebels and martyrs held at the National Gallery, London, 28th June - 28th August 2006.