Private Lives of Pictures - Art At Home in Britain, 18001940

A novel art history of England told through the artworks on display in domestic space over hundreds of years.

The Private Lives of Pictures offers a new history of British art, seen from the perspective of the home. Focusing on the nineteenth and early-twentieth-century, the book takes the reader on a tour of an imaginary Victorian or Edwardian house, stopping in each room to look at the pictures on the walls. Nicholas Tromans opens up the intimate history of art in everyday life as he examines a diverse array of issues, including how pictures were chosen for each room, how they were displayed, and what role they played in interior design. Superbly illustrated, The Private Lives of Pictures will appeal to readers interested in both art and social history, as well as the history of interiors.

About the author

Nicholas Tromans has written widely on nineteenth-century British art, including books on David Wilkie, Orientalist painting, G. F. Watts, Richard Dadd and (with Susan Owens) Christina Rossetti and the visual arts. He lives in London.

Summary

A superbly illustrated, innovative history of British art, seen from the perspective of the home.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Tromans, Tromans Nicholas
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781789146233
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-623-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social & cultural history, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Material Culture, Social and cultural history