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Word And Image: French Painting Of The Ancien Régime

Word And Image: French Painting Of The Ancien Régime

Norman Bryson
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This 1982 book, now recognised as a classic, has done perhaps more than any other single work to change the face of art criticism in the twentieth century. Whereas previous books on French painting looked only at the history of painting as an evolution of artistic styles , Norman Bryson examines the evolution of narrative styles: the kinds of stories paintings tell, the ways they communicate their information, the different techniques of presenting the body as an instrument for incorporating textual messages. The procedure is applied to a number of painters: LeBrun, Watteau, Greuze, David and others, and the author demonstrates that the relation of formal and 'literary' elements was regarded by painters and critics in the eighteenth century as the primary issue to be confronted in the production of a painting.
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
January 28, 1983
ISBN
0521276543
ISBN 13
9780521276542

Word And Image: French Painting Of The Ancien Régime

Norman Bryson
4.5/5 ( ratings)
This 1982 book, now recognised as a classic, has done perhaps more than any other single work to change the face of art criticism in the twentieth century. Whereas previous books on French painting looked only at the history of painting as an evolution of artistic styles , Norman Bryson examines the evolution of narrative styles: the kinds of stories paintings tell, the ways they communicate their information, the different techniques of presenting the body as an instrument for incorporating textual messages. The procedure is applied to a number of painters: LeBrun, Watteau, Greuze, David and others, and the author demonstrates that the relation of formal and 'literary' elements was regarded by painters and critics in the eighteenth century as the primary issue to be confronted in the production of a painting.
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
January 28, 1983
ISBN
0521276543
ISBN 13
9780521276542

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