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The Political Theory of Painting from Reynolds to Hazlitt: "The Body of the Politic"

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What is the function of painting in a commercial society? John Barrell discusses how British artists and writers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, including Sir Joshua Reynolds, William Blake, and James Barry attempted to answer this question. His provocative and illuminating book offers a new perspective on both art criticism and eighteenth-century British culture.

Language: English

Pages: 378

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release: April 26, 1995

ISBN: 0300063555

ISBN 13: 9780300063554

The Political Theory of Painting from Reynolds to Hazlitt: "The Body of the Politic"

4.3/5 ( ratings)

What is the function of painting in a commercial society? John Barrell discusses how British artists and writers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, including Sir Joshua Reynolds, William Blake, and James Barry attempted to answer this question. His provocative and illuminating book offers a new perspective on both art criticism and eighteenth-century British culture.

Language: English

Pages: 378

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release: April 26, 1995

ISBN: 0300063555

ISBN 13: 9780300063554

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