Writing the Lives of Painters: Biography and Artistic Identity in Britain 1760-1810

by Karen Junod

Writing the Lives of Painters explores the development of artists' biographies in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. During this period artists gradually distanced themselves from artisans and began to be recognised for their imaginative and intellectual skills. The development of the art market and the burgeoning of an exhibition culture, as well as the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768, all contributed to redefining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199597006
• ISBN13: 9780199597000
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.7"