{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-nineteenthcentury-art-9780415780728","title":"An Introduction to NineteenthCentury Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the tools of the new art history (feminism, Marxism, social context, etc.) \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Art\u003c\/em\u003e offers a richly textured, yet clear and logical, introduction to nineteenth-century art and culture. This textbook will provide readers with a basic historical framework of the period and the critical tools for interpreting and situating new and unfamiliar works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelle Facos goes beyond existing histories of nineteenth-century art, which often focus solely on France, Britain, and the United States, to incorporate artists and artworks from Scandinavia, Germany, and Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book expertly balances its coverage of trends and individual artworks: where the salient trends are clear, trend-setting works are highlighted, and the complexity of the period is respected by situating all works in their proper social and historical context. In this way, the student reader achieves a more nuanced understanding of the way in which the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements Illustrations Introduction 1. A Time of Transition 2. Classical Influences and Radical Transformations 3. Re-presenting Contemporary History 4. Romanticism 5. Shifting Focus: Art and the Natural World 6. Colonialism, Imperialism, Orientalism 7. New Audiences, New Approaches 8. Photography as Fact and Fine Art 9. Realism and the Urban Poor 10. Imagined Communities: Views of Peasant Life 11. Crisis in the Academy 12. Impressionism 13. Symbolism 14. Individualism and Collectivism Epilogue: Looking Toward the Twentieth-Century Bibliography Glossary Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402151436631,"sku":"9780415780728","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415780728.jpg?v=1730479540","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-nineteenthcentury-art-9780415780728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}