Figured in Marble: The Making and Viewing of Eighteenth-Century Sculpture

by Malcolm Baker and malcolm-baker

With few exceptions, sculpture--statues, busts, or monuments--has not figured prominently in discussions of visual imagery and the public sphere in eighteenth-century Britain. This volume explores what is lost by this omission and how a more comprehensive examination of sculpture might extend analyses of British art. An in-depth look at the making and viewing of eighteenth-century marble sculpture, Figured in Marble effectively writes sculpture back...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892366060
• ISBN13: 9780892366064
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.8"