Art Nouveau and the Classical Tradition

by Richard Warren

Book Overview

Art Nouveau was a style for a new age, but it was also one that continued to look back to the past. This new study shows how in expressing many of their most essential concerns - sexuality, death and the nature of art - its artists drew heavily upon classical literature and the iconography of classical art. It challenges the conventional view that Art Nouveau's adherents turned their backs on Classicism in their quest for new forms. Across Europe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350117315
• ISBN13: 9781350117310
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"