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How the most prestigious genre of painting collapsed into obscurity, only to rise again in new guises.

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"One of the most engaging and provocative collections of essays that I've read in some time." Douglas Fordham, University of Virginia
"This coherent and well-integrated collective work is the result of a brilliant idea, that of rejecting a simple definition of history painting and a simple story of the decline of a genre, accepting rival definitions and replacing 'decline' with 'change.' It breaks new ground and should inspire further research." Peter Burke, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, and author of Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe

What Was History Painting and What Is It Now

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons
      Published 10 October 2019
      ISBN-13 9780773558960
      978-0773558960
      ISBN-10 0773558969

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How the most prestigious genre of painting collapsed into obscurity, only to rise again in new guises.

      Trade Review
      "One of the most engaging and provocative collections of essays that I've read in some time." Douglas Fordham, University of Virginia
      "This coherent and well-integrated collective work is the result of a brilliant idea, that of rejecting a simple definition of history painting and a simple story of the decline of a genre, accepting rival definitions and replacing 'decline' with 'change.' It breaks new ground and should inspire further research." Peter Burke, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, and author of Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe

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