| Description |
1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history |
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Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history.
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| Contents |
Introduction. David and the rise of romantic mythology -- Eros and the origins of art : Girodet's mythic meditations -- From Eros to Thanatos : the mapping of the mythological body -- Ingres and the enigma -- Mythological madness and the feminine : from Gros's suicidal Sappho to Delacroix's murderous Medea -- Conclusion. The continuum of myth |
| Summary |
In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on artistic depiction of myth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mythology, Classical, in art.
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Romanticism in art
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Psychology and art -- France
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Art, French -- 18th century -- Themes, motives
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Art, French -- 19th century -- Themes, motives
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Religious.
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Art, French -- Themes, motives
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Mythology, Classical, in art
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Psychology and art
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Romanticism in art
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France
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010032658 |
| ISBN |
9780807877753 |
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0807877751 |
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9780807834510 |
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0807834513 |
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