David to Delacroix : the rise of romantic mythology

David to Delacroix : the rise of romantic mythology / Dorothy Johnson.

In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on artistic...

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Main Author: Johnson, Dorothy, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Mythology, Classical, in art.
Romanticism in art.
Psychology and art > France.
Art, French > 18th century > Themes, motives.
Art, French > 19th century > Themes, motives.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Religious.
Art, French > Themes, motives
Mythology, Classical, in art
Psychology and art
Romanticism in art
France
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Summary:In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on artistic depiction of myth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807877753
0807877751
9780807834510
0807834513
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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