National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture

di Jana Wijnsouw (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022

This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of, and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists that supposedly constituted a "national sculpture." By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugène Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.

• Autore: Jana Wijnsouw
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Research in Art History
• Anno: 2022
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 284 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 467 gr.
• EAN: 9781032339474

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