Hogarth, Reynolds, Turner - British Painting and the Rise of Modernity

From Hogarth to Reynolds, from Gainsborough to Turner, the great protagonists of English painting between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This is the first comprehensive overview of the extraordinary development of British painting during the eighteenth century, which anticipated themes, styles and techniques that later became paradigms of modernity. This volume focuses on the English context at a time when the growth of artistic standing was accompanied by the country''s conquest of hegemony on a historical, political and economic plane. The volume is arranged chronologically in seven sections, which include a selection of over 100 masterpieces by the most significant English painters. The main objective is to enable readers to rediscover the genres of portrait and landscape, which have always characterized English art. Readers can admire the work of artists like William Hogarth, Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Fussli), Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Joseph Wright of Derby, George Stubbs, John Constable and William Turner, who offer a completely original cross-section of eighteenthand early nineteenth-century painting in Great Britain.

About the author

Valter Curzi, art historian and writer, lectures on Modern Art History at Rome University "La Sapienza." Carolina Brooks, art historian specializing in painting and culture between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, is a lecturer at Pisa University.

Product details

• Authors: Carolina Brooks, Ilaria Capi, Valter Curzi
• Assisted by: Carolina Brooks (Editor), Brooks Carolina (Editor), Valter Curzi (Editor)
• Publisher: Skira Anglais
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2014
• EAN: 9788857222714
• ISBN: 978-88-572-2271-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Malerei und Gemälde, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, 20th Century, ART / History / General, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Painting & paintings, Paintings and painting, ART / European / General