Ford Madox Brown - The Manchester Murals and the Matter of History

This original book explores the thinking behind Brown's murals in Manchester Town Hall. It argues that Brown was the most innovative artist in Victorian Britain and that he used this public commission to contest the liberal model of British history favoured by the Manchester Corporation.

About the author

Colin Trodd is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Cultural Practices at the University of Manchester

Summary

This original book explores the thinking behind Brown’s murals in Manchester Town Hall. It argues that Brown was the most innovative artist in Victorian Britain and that he used this public commission to contest the liberal model of British history favoured by the Manchester Corporation. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Colin Trodd, Trodd Colin
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781526142436
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4243-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Manchester, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Social & cultural history, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Pre-Raphaelite, History of Art, Social and cultural history, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Art & Design Styles: Pre-Raphaelite Art, Murals and wall paintings