Modern Painters, Old Masters: The Art of Imitation from the Pre-Raphaelites to the First World War

by Elizabeth Prettejohn

With the rise of museums in the 19th century, including the formation in 1824 of the National Gallery in London, as well as the proliferation of widely available published reproductions, the art of the past became visible and accessible in Victorian England as never before. Inspired by the work of Sandro Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Diego Vel?zquez, and others, British artists elevated contemporary art to new heights through a creative process that emphasized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300222750
• ISBN13: 9780300222753
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 10.3"