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A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them.

Table of Contents

List of Figures vi

Acknowledgments x

Companion Website xi

Introduction: Style, Society, Modernity 1

1 Institutional Hierarchies: Art and Craft 19

2 Genres and Contested Hierarchies 56

3 Markets, Publics, Expert Opinions 122

4 Taste, Criticism and Journalism 189

5 Seeking a Moral Order: The Choice between Virtue and Pleasure 205

Conclusion 239

References 240

Index 260

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 26/08/2016
      ISBN13: 9781118475515, 978-1118475515
      ISBN10: 1118475518
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      History of art Theory of art

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them.

      Table of Contents

      List of Figures vi

      Acknowledgments x

      Companion Website xi

      Introduction: Style, Society, Modernity 1

      1 Institutional Hierarchies: Art and Craft 19

      2 Genres and Contested Hierarchies 56

      3 Markets, Publics, Expert Opinions 122

      4 Taste, Criticism and Journalism 189

      5 Seeking a Moral Order: The Choice between Virtue and Pleasure 205

      Conclusion 239

      References 240

      Index 260

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