Publicado por Forgotten Books, 2024
ISBN 10: 1334019606 ISBN 13: 9781334019609
Librería: Forgotten Books, London, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book analyzes the work of seven British artists including Millais, Leighton, Burne-Jones, Orchardson, Tadema, Poynter, and Watts. Though these artists belonged to the established school of the 19th century, they are viewed by the author as conservatives, with their works characterized by a strong emphasis on the human condition. The author brings special attention to Watts, who sought to elevate his art with didactic aims, finding him to be an exemplar of the tension between art for art's sake and art with a purpose. The author discusses the tremendous breadth of subject matter addressed by these artists, from the profoundly spiritual to the trivially everyday, and asserts that their work remains relevant and engaging today because of their shared concern for humanity in all its beauty, frailty, and complexity. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Publicado por Forgotten Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 1334019606 ISBN 13: 9781334019609
Librería: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Estados Unidos de America
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Publicado por Forgotten Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 1334019606 ISBN 13: 9781334019609
Librería: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Reino Unido
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.