Antoine Wiertz and the quest for modern genius /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Wiertz, Antoine Joseph, 1806-1865, Oostveldt, Bram van (Editor), Bussels, Stijn (Editor), Eck, Caroline van (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Turnhout : Brepols, [2025]
Series:	XIX: Studies in 19th-century art and visual culture.
Subjects:	Wiertz, Antoine Joseph, > 1806-1865 > Criticism and interpretation. paintings (visual works) sculpture (visual works) catalogs (documents) Catalogs. Illustrated works. Biographies. Art criticism. Paintings. Sculptures. Peintures. Ouvrages illustrés. Critiques d'art. Catalogues.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Bram van PPsteveldt, Stijn Bussels and Caroline van Eck
I. The formation of an artist
Becoming Wiertz: the early years (1820-37) / Dominique Marechal
Embattled Classicism / Stephen Bann
II. Wiertz and the aesthetics of the grotesque
Boring Modernism? Wiertz's sculptures / Caroline van Eck
Wiertz's philosophical paintings / Hanneke Grootenboer
M stands for Mort: the last hours of Antoine Wiertz / Marc Gotlieb
III. Wiertz and the museum
Artists' museums: a symbolical form in the history of culture / Pascal Griener
Spectacles full of lessons or performances for posterity? The Musée Wiertz contrasted with the Musée Gustave Moreau / Maarten Liefooghe
The case of Antoine Wierz: art and/or politics? / Bart Verschaffel.