Art of the Actual: Naturalism and Style in Early Third Republic France, 1880-1900

by Richard Thomson

The French Republic--with its rallying cry for liberty, equality, and fraternity--emerged in 1870, and by 1880 had developed a coherent republican ideology. The regime pursued secular policies and emphasized its commitment to science and technology. Naturalism was an ideal aesthetic match for the republican ideology; it emphasized that art should be drawn from the everyday world, that all subjects were worthy of treatment, and that there should...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030017988X
• ISBN13: 9780300179880
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 11.1"