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Gustave Moreau : history painting, spirituality and symbolism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cooke, Peter, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Moreau, Gustave, > 1826-1898 > Criticism and interpretation.
History painting, French > 19th century.
Spirituality in art.
Symbolism (Art movement) > France.
Table of Contents:
  • A complex oeuvre
  • The reinvention of history painting, 1860-1869
  • Painting against the Republic, 1871-1880
  • The ideal and matter, from Oedipus and the Sphinx to the Dead Lyres
  • Working for posterity: the students and the museum
  • Conclusion.