Museums in the German art world from the end of the old regime to the rise of modernism

Museums in the German art world from the end of the old regime to the rise of modernism / James J. Sheehan.

Combining the history of ideas, institutions and architecture, this study shows how the museum both reflected and shaped the place of art in German culture from the late-18th to the early-20th century. On a broader level, it explains the origin and character of the museum's role in modern cultu...

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Main Author: Sheehan, James J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Art museums > Germany > History.
ART > Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions > Permanent Collections.
ART > Museum Studies.
Art museums
Kunstmusea.
Germany
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Combining the history of ideas, institutions and architecture, this study shows how the museum both reflected and shaped the place of art in German culture from the late-18th to the early-20th century. On a broader level, it explains the origin and character of the museum's role in modern culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-249) and index.
ISBN:1423760603
9781423760603
9781602569560
1602569568
128047341X
9781280473418
9780195135725
0195135725
9786610473410
6610473412
9780195350524
0195350529
9780190285678
0190285672
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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