| Description |
1 online resource (368 pages) |
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text file PDF |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- Introduction -- I. Military Paintings in 1855 -- II. The Second Empire's Influence on Military Paintings -- III. Painting the Crimean War -- IV. Yvon's Bataille de Solférino (1861) and the Decline of the Spectacular Mode -- V. Genre Paintings of Military Subjects -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Image Credits |
| Summary |
The book examines military paintings in France in the 1850s and 1860s, when the genre experienced a new lease of life. It recreates the paintings' art-historical, historical and social context, and considers the explosion of military subjects in their own right rather than as a consequence of war reporting. The paintings' entertainment value effectively communicated political agendas, catering to the emerging phenomenon of mass spectatorship and giving rise to innovative compositions. The book also looks at the other side of the artistic spectrum, proposing that smaller formats adapted the sentimental techniques of military memoirs to focus on the soldiers' experiences of warfare and to elicit a critique of war. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-355). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
History painting, French -- 19th century.
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History painting, French. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
War in art.
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War in art. |
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Armed Forces in art.
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Armed Forces in art. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| Other Form: |
EPUB 9783110495096 |
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print 9783110486681 |
| ISBN |
9783110497489 |
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3110497484 |
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3110486687 |
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9783110486681 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783110497489 |
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9783110486681 |
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