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Modern Painters, Old Masters: The Art of Imitation from the Pre-Raphaelites to the First World War
Elizabeth Prettejohn
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Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 color + 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; ACX; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
With the rise of museums in the 19th century, including the formation in 1824 of the National Gallery in London, as well as the proliferation of widely available published reproductions, the art of the past became visible and accessible in Victorian England as never before. Inspired by the work of Sandro Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Diego Velázquez, and others, British artists elevated contemporary art to new heights through a creative process that emphasized imitation and emulation. Elizabeth Prettejohn analyzes the ways in which the Old Masters were interpreted by critics, curators, and scholars, and argues that Victorian artists were, paradoxically, ... Read more
With the rise of museums in the 19th century, including the formation in 1824 of the National Gallery in London, as well as the proliferation of widely available published reproductions, the art of the past became visible and accessible in Victorian England as never before. Inspired by the work of Sandro Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Diego Velázquez, and others, British artists elevated contemporary art to new heights through a creative process that emphasized imitation and emulation. Elizabeth Prettejohn analyzes the ways in which the Old Masters were interpreted by critics, curators, and scholars, and argues that Victorian artists were, paradoxically, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300222753
SKU
V9780300222753
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About Elizabeth Prettejohn
Elizabeth Prettejohn is professor of history of art at the University of York.
Reviews for Modern Painters, Old Masters: The Art of Imitation from the Pre-Raphaelites to the First World War
“Many art historians have emphasised the ways in which the Pre-Raphaelites imitated the art of the past. Prettejohn not only looks again at the nature of this imitation but demonstrates how it enabled them to contribute to the re-evaluation of that art.” —Nicholas Penny, London Review of Books "…a brilliantly realised excavation of the mindset of progressive Victorian painters."— ... Read more