This beautifully illustrated volume presents French Romantic painter Th???odore G???ricault in a fascinating new light: through his works that addressed the physical and psychological torments of modern life. The book presents hundreds of images of G???ricault's paintings, in stunning full-color reproductions, to show how his emphasis on the suffering inherent in modern existence represented a completely new way of depicting life. Marrying the Romantics' fascination with horror and the unsentimental perspective of science, ...
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This beautifully illustrated volume presents French Romantic painter Th???odore G???ricault in a fascinating new light: through his works that addressed the physical and psychological torments of modern life. The book presents hundreds of images of G???ricault's paintings, in stunning full-color reproductions, to show how his emphasis on the suffering inherent in modern existence represented a completely new way of depicting life. Marrying the Romantics' fascination with horror and the unsentimental perspective of science, with his images of madness and death G???ricault played a key role in the deliberate visualization of the modern, existentially isolated individual. When viewed this way--and placed in context with his contemporaries, such as Goya, Fuseli, and Adolph Menzel--G???ricault's work upends the traditional opposition of realism and Romanticism, allowing us instead to see them as interrelated, sharing approaches and areas of interest. Four essays by scholars steeped in G???ricault and his period round out the volume, which will be essential for fans of the Romantic tradition.
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Gerricault. Very good(+) Well-illustrated throughout, much in color. 224 pages. Square 4to, white pictorial boards (a bit scuffed and dust-soiled but internally clean). Frankfurt: Schirn Kunsthalle, (2014). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Published on the occasion of the 2014 exhibition.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Fair. HARDCOVER Acceptable-This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Oversized.
