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Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This beautiful guide to the highlights of the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries, telling the story of the collection and presenting a selection of the stunning works on display. British art is also notable for genres unique to itself: group portraits, known as ''conversation pieces'', focusing on social relations between friends, family and allies; themes from British literature, particularly Shakespeare, Milton and Tennyson (rather than classical mythology); and topical subjects in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries reflecting the wars with France and the scientific innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Hogarth ushered in an art of social engagement, as did the artists associated with the Young British Art movement more recently. The art from Britain in Tate''s collection is rich with imaginative invention and reinvent

Five Hundred Years of British Art

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      Publisher Tate Publishing
      Published 1 April 2024
      ISBN-13 9781849769075
      978-1849769075
      ISBN-10 1849769079
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      Art & Photography History of art

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      Book Synopsis
      Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This beautiful guide to the highlights of the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries, telling the story of the collection and presenting a selection of the stunning works on display. British art is also notable for genres unique to itself: group portraits, known as ''conversation pieces'', focusing on social relations between friends, family and allies; themes from British literature, particularly Shakespeare, Milton and Tennyson (rather than classical mythology); and topical subjects in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries reflecting the wars with France and the scientific innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Hogarth ushered in an art of social engagement, as did the artists associated with the Young British Art movement more recently. The art from Britain in Tate''s collection is rich with imaginative invention and reinvent

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