English neoclassical art : studies in inspiration and taste / [by] David Irwin

Irwin, David

1966, First Edition. London : Faber & Faber. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #467260

Physical description; 230 pages : 158 illustrations (1 color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Based on thesis, University of London. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-212) and index. Contents; A painter-dealer : Gavin Hamilton -- James Barry and "true taste" -- Henery Fuseli and the antique -- Second president of the R.A. : Benjamin West -- Angelica Kauffmann and decorative painting -- Sculpture : Thomas Banks and John Flaxman -- Towards the Greek revival -- Reynolds : teaching and practice -- The younger generation -- William Blake and his circle -- Classical and gothic 'Simplicity' -- Medieval history-paintings -- Fuseli and gothic art -- The renaissance -- Collecting old masters -- 'Barbarous' baroque -- Dutch and Flemish art -- French classicism -- Spanish painting -- Dante : 'Daring Flights of Fancy' -- Immortal Shakespeare -- A Milton gallery -- The 'Terrible' sublime -- The picturesque -- The exotic -- Politics and heroes -- Portraiture -- Contemporary opinions and the continent. Subjects; English art Neoclassicism 18th century. Classicism in art Great Britain. Painting English. Sculpture English.

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