Nineteenth-Century Art - A Beginner''s Guide

Informationen zum Autor Laurie Schneider Adams is Professor of Art History at John Jay College, City University of New York. She is the author of A History of Western Art and Looking at Art, and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Source: Notes in the History of Art. Klappentext Munch's The Scream. Van Gogh's Starry Night.  Rodin's The Thinker. Monet's water lilies. Constable's landscapes. The nineteenth-century gave us a wealth of artistic riches so memorable in their genius that we can picture many of them at an instant.  However, at the time their avant-garde nature was the cause of much controversy. Professor Laurie Schneider Adams brings vividly to life the paintings, sculpture, photography and architecture of the period vividly with her infectious enthusiasm for art and detailed explorations of individual works. Offering fascinating biographical details and the relevant social, political and cultural context, Adams provides the reader with an understanding of both how revolutionary the works were at the time and of their enduring appeal.  Zusammenfassung An unmissable tour through Western art's avant-garde century

About the author

Laurie Schneider Adams is Professor of Art History at John Jay College, City University of New York. She is the author of A History of Western Art and Looking at Art, and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Source: Notes in the History of Art.

Product details

• Authors: Laurie Adams, Laurie Schneider Adams, Adams Laurie Schneider, Laurie Schneider Adams
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.2014
• EAN: 9781780745411
• ISBN: 978-1-78074-541-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guides
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / General, ART / History / General, ART / Techniques / Drawing, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Sculpture & Installation, ART / Techniques / Painting, ART / Techniques / Watercolor Painting, ART / Techniques / Sculpting, sculpture, ART / Techniques / Oil Painting, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, History of art / art & design styles, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Oils, Art treatments & subjects, Painting & paintings, Drawing & drawings, The Arts: treatments and subjects, Drawing and drawings, Paintings and painting, Watercolours, Paintings and painting in oils, Paintings and painting in watercolours or pastels