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Romanticism

by Hugh Honour
RM36.63 MYR
Romanticism
Romanticism

A comprehensive exploration of the influential Romantic movement.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the profound impact of Romanticism on the art world. Hugh Honour expertly delves into the ideas, creativity, and purpose behind Romantic art, revealing its lasting influence on Western aesthetics. With a keen eye for detail, Honour showcases the diversity of the movement, from the striking late paintings of Turner to the avant-garde architecture of Schinkel. Prepare to be captivated by the complex and contradictory nature of this artistic revolution.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Romanticism

by Hugh Honour
RM36.63 MYR
ISBN: 9780140146660
Authors: Hugh Honour
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 1991-08-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, History
Related Topics: Art History, Art and Photography, Design, European History, Art History, Historical
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 79 readers)

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A well-known art historian and critic describes and interprets the art and ideas of the revolutionary known as Romanticism from the late 1790s until the middle of the nineteenth century. The shock of the intellectual and political upheavals of the late eighteenth century was felt throughout the civilized world from the United States to the Russian Empire. No artist was wholly immune to it. The influence of Romanticism—the artist's response to that shock—was all pervasive. As Hugh Honour states, "To some degree all subsequent Western art derives from it just as all European history since 1789 has been to some extent a consequence of the French Revolution." Romantic ideas about artistic creativity, originality, individuality, authenticity, and integrity, as well as the Romantic conception of the meaning and purpose of works of art and the role of the artist, continue to dominate aesthetic thought. So deeply are they embedded in our attitudes and ways of thinking that we are rarely aware of them. In fact, Romanticism defies definition and classification into a simple formula. There is no romantic style in the visual arts comparable with Baroque or Rococo. There is no single work of art that exemplifies the aims and ideals of the Romantics. Romanticism might also be seen as part of the continuous development from the rejection of the Rococo in the mid-eighteenth century to the emergence of Realism in the mid-nineteenth. And there are elements of Romanticism that seem uncann
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A comprehensive exploration of the influential Romantic movement.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the profound impact of Romanticism on the art world. Hugh Honour expertly delves into the ideas, creativity, and purpose behind Romantic art, revealing its lasting influence on Western aesthetics. With a keen eye for detail, Honour showcases the diversity of the movement, from the striking late paintings of Turner to the avant-garde architecture of Schinkel. Prepare to be captivated by the complex and contradictory nature of this artistic revolution.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.