Rebels and martyrs : the image of the artist in the nineteenth century / Alexander Sturgis ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sturgis, Alexander.

National Gallery (Great Britain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--19th century--Exhibitions.

Art, Modern.

Art, Modern--19th century--Themes, motives--Exhibitions.

Artists and models in art--Exhibitions.

Artists and models in art.

Themes, motives.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

192 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

London : National Gallery ; [New Haven, Conn.] ; [London] : Distributed by Yale University Press, 2006.

Summary:

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 Flaneur; Priest, Seer, Martyr, Christ; and Creativity and Sexuality.

Notes:

Published to accompany the exhibition Rebels and martyrs held at the National Gallery, London, 28th June - 28th August 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-189) and index.

ISBN:

1857093461

OCLC:

64747679

Publisher Number:

9781857093469 (pbk.)