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Nature's truth : photography, painting, and science in Victorian Britain /

"Investigates why nineteenth-century British painters and photographers as diverse as the Pre-Raphaelites, P.H. Emerson, and Augustus John pursued truth to nature, and how contemporary science and philosophy informed their artistic practice and the critical reception of their work"--Provid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Helmreich, Anne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Art and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Nature (Aesthetics)
Photography > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Painting, British > 19th century.
Pre-Raphaelitism > Great Britain.
Art and science.
Painting, British.
Photography.
Pre-Raphaelitism.
Great Britain.
1800-1899
History.
Description
Summary:"Investigates why nineteenth-century British painters and photographers as diverse as the Pre-Raphaelites, P.H. Emerson, and Augustus John pursued truth to nature, and how contemporary science and philosophy informed their artistic practice and the critical reception of their work"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.
ISBN:9780271071145
0271071141