Mural painting in Britain 1630-1730 : experiencing histories /

"This book illuminates the original meanings of seventeenth and early eighteenth-century mural paintings in Britain. At the time, these were called 'histories'. Throughout the eighteenth century, though, the term became directly associated with easel painting and, as 'history pai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hamlett, Lydia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Series:	Routledge research in art history.
Subjects:	Mural painting and decoration, British > 17th century. Mural painting and decoration, British > 18th century. Mural painting and decoration, British. 1600-1799

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Re-experiencing British murals
Animating histories
Triumph and return
Murals and metamorphoses
Poetry, painting and politics
The prolific age of mural painting
Conclusion : Defining mural painting as a genre.