In Another Light is the first comprehensive volume in English on 19th-century Danish Art, a subject that is increasingly acknowledged as an essential subject of the history of art. The extraordinary outburst of artistic energy that occurred in Denmark between 1790 and 1910 has few rivals. Within three generations Danish painters developed a national school that rivaled the artistic centers of France, Germany, and Britain. The range of outstanding works created by the Danish artists includes Classicism, Romanticism, ...
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In Another Light is the first comprehensive volume in English on 19th-century Danish Art, a subject that is increasingly acknowledged as an essential subject of the history of art. The extraordinary outburst of artistic energy that occurred in Denmark between 1790 and 1910 has few rivals. Within three generations Danish painters developed a national school that rivaled the artistic centers of France, Germany, and Britain. The range of outstanding works created by the Danish artists includes Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, and Symbolism. The book is illustrated with a comprehensive selection of more than 200 key works of art, and an important selection of comparative illustrations including period photographs and ephemera.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 12x10x1; Vendome Press, 2007; First Printing with full number line. VG hardcover and dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; black cloth boards in VG condition, corners sharp, stamped gilt titling remains bright and bold; photos, illustrations and text also very good. Dust jacket in VG condition. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Not available for domestic priority/expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise clean. l) Black cloth with gold lettering over boards; illustrated dj with white lettering; 271 pp. with 205 color plates. "Illustrated with a comprehensive selection of over two hundred key works of art, drawn from the leading Danish collections, In Another Light is the only book available in English that surveys Danish painting across the nineteenth century. Written by a major scholar in the field, and featuring the icons of the Danish Golden Age, this volume is an essential addition to all art libraries, personal or institutional."--Jacket. Contents include: The making of a Danish tradition--The Royal Academy in the Golden Age--Rome as an international academy--Picturing Denmark in the Golden Age--Skagen and the modern breakthrough--The free exhibition and the psychological breakthrough--Hammershøi and urban places.
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