National identity and nineteenth-century Franco-Belgian sculpture /
This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less-studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Routledge,
[2018]
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| Series: | Routledge research in art history.
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| Summary: | This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less-studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics or artists, that supposedly constituted a 'national sculpture.' By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugene Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138712515 1138712515 |