Olympian dreamers : Victorian classical painters, 1860-1914 / Christopher Wood
1983, First Edition. London : Constable. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #396857
ISBN: 0094621705
Physical description: 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-260) and index. Contents: Partial contents 1. Lord Leighton -- 2. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema -- 3. Sir Edward John Poynter -- 5. The aesthetic parnassus -- 6. Some lesser Olympians -- 7. John William Waterhouse -- 8. The twilight of the gods. Subjects: Watts, George Frederick 1817-1904; Alma-Tadema, Lawrence Sir 1836-1912; 1800-1899; Painting, English 19th century; Neoclassicism (Art) England; Painting, Victorian England; Mythology, Classical, in art.
Price: €28.95