The Nineteenth Century

by Donald Martin Reynolds

Book Overview

Ranging right across a period of baffling and complex social, political and cultural changes, this masterly introduction to the visual arts identifies the major concepts and stylistic characteristics of an age which encompassed movements as varied as Neoclassicism and Impressionism. The author begins with a consideration of both Neoclassical and Romantic currents. He looks at the roles of such eminent figures as Benjamin West and Sir Joshua Reynolds,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521298695
• ISBN13: 9780521298698
• Release Date: September 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.4"