- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Reissue edition (Oct 31 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521283965
- ISBN-13: 978-0521283960
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 17 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 150 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The eighteenth-century was an age of careful balance between classicism and romanticism in the arts and one moulded by the tension between individualism and the rise of middle-class taste. Stephen Jones outlines the main artistic developments of this period, relating them at all points to the experience of daily life in the age and highlighting the important figures in the arts whose careers exemplify the general themes - from Madame de Pompadour to Gainsborough and Nash. This introduction does not assume a wide-range of background knowledge. Themes are explained in context and technical terms made clear. The book introduces important elements that have often been given insufficient emphasis: the central place of the garden and landscaped park in the taste of patrons and builders and the influence of both French and Industrial revolutions on eighteenth-century art.
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Stephen Jones outlines the main artistic developments of the eighteenth-century, relating to daily life, garden and landscaped parks and builders and the influence of both French and Industrial revolutions on eighteenth-century art. This study also highlights important figures in art, such as Madame de Pompadour, Gainsborough and Nash.
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Simple but Comprehensive,
This review is from: The Eighteenth Century (Paperback)
Jones manages to focus in on the most basic parts of 18th Cent. art, from its light-hearted Rococo beginnings to its more serious-minded and sometimes political NeoClassicism. What he lacks in detail he more than makes up for by writing in an accessible, straight-forward prose that doesn't require a Master's Degree in Art History to be understood. He provides numerous illustrations, many of which (unfortunately) are not in color, and he also touches on major accomplishments in architecture and landscape design. This book is a great introduction for anyone interested in a study of 18th cent. art or even for the curious layman, but it is probably too general for serious researchers.
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Simple but Comprehensive,
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This review is from: The Eighteenth Century (Paperback)
Jones manages to focus in on the most basic parts of 18th Cent. art, from its light-hearted Rococo beginnings to its more serious-minded and sometimes political NeoClassicism. What he lacks in detail he more than makes up for by writing in an accessible, straight-forward prose that doesn't require a Master's Degree in Art History to be understood. He provides numerous illustrations, many of which (unfortunately) are not in color, and he also touches on major accomplishments in architecture and landscape design. This book is a great introduction for anyone interested in a study of 18th cent. art or even for the curious layman, but it is probably too general for serious researchers.
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