Originally published in 1940, this book charts the origins and evolution of academies of art from the sixteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. Pevsner expertly explains the political, religious and mercantile forces affecting the education of artists in various countries in Western Europe, and the growing 'academisation' of artistic training that he saw is his own day. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various historical schools of art instruction and the history of art more ...
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Originally published in 1940, this book charts the origins and evolution of academies of art from the sixteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. Pevsner expertly explains the political, religious and mercantile forces affecting the education of artists in various countries in Western Europe, and the growing 'academisation' of artistic training that he saw is his own day. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various historical schools of art instruction and the history of art more generally.
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VG-(Ex-lib., stamp on first page; Very slight wear to cloth at extremities; Small bit of damage at top of spine) Brown cloth over boards; 323 pp.; 28 bw figures. An in-depth look at art academies and their places in society across time; Includes six chapters: Introduction; From Leonardo da Vinci to the Accademia di S. Luca (The Sixteenth Century); Baroque and Rococo (1600-1750); Classic Revival, Mercantilism and Academies of Art; The Nineteenth Century; and The Revival of Industrial Art, and the Artist's Education To-Day; Also includes two appendices, "Code of Rules of Vasari's Accademia del Disegno, 1563" and "Literature on Academies Treated in Chapters IV and V"