Using the tools of the "new" art history (feminism; Marxism; social context; etc.) An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Art offers a richly textured; yet clear and logical; introduction to nineteenth-century art and culture. This textbook will provide readers with a basic historical framework of the period and the critical tools for interpreting and situating new and unfamiliar works of art.Michelle Facos goes beyond existing histories of nineteenth-century art; which often focus solely on France; Britain; and the United States; to incorporate artists and artworks from Scandinavia; Germany; and Eastern Europe.The book expertly balances its coverage of trends and individual artworks: where the salient trends are clear; trend-setting works are highlighted; and the complexity of the period is respected by situating all works in their proper social and historical context. In this way; the student reader achieves a more nuanced understanding of the way in which the story of nineteenth-century art is the story of the ways in which artists and society grappled with the problem of modernity.Key pedagogical features include:Data boxes provide statistics; timelines; charts; and historical information about the period to further situate artworks.Text boxes highlight extracts from original sources; citing the ideas of artists and their contemporaries; including historians; philosophers; critics; and theorists; to place artists and works in the broader context of aesthetic; cultural; intellectual; social; and political conditions in which artists were working.Beautifully illustrated with over 250 color images.Margin notes and glossary definitions.Online resources at www.routledge.com/textbooks/facos with access to a wealth of information; including original documents pertaining to artworks discussed in the textbook; contemporary criticism; timelines and maps to enrich your understanding of the period and allow for further comparison and exploration.Chapters take a thematic approach combined within an overarching chronology and more detailed discussions of individual works are always put in the context of the broader social picture; thus providing students with a sense of art history as a controversial and alive arena of study.Michelle Facos teaches art history at Indiana University; Bloomington. Her research explores the changing relationship between artists and society since the Enlightenment and issues of identity. Prior publications include Nationalism and the Nordic Imagination: Swedish Painting of the 1890s (1998); Art; Culture and National Identity in Fin-de-Siegrave;cle Europe; co-edited with Sharon Hirsh (2003); and Symbolist Art in Context (2009).
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Talented Woman in a Mans WorldBy Jane N. AshcomAngelica Kauffman was a talented female painter in the 18th century. She was one of the founding artists of the Royal Academy in London. a renowned portraitist. and a history painter as well. When she died in Rome. her funeral rivaled that of Raffael. This biography must include every scrap of information available on Kauffman. As a docent who is giving a talk on her in the spring. I am very glad I found this book!2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Miss AngelBy Clarence B. DrennonAn excellent review of the life and art of Angelica Kauffman. It could have used more illustrations and a bit less of the "background". but. given the intent of this 18th century artist to keep her life as private as possible. it was a good book and a good read.
