Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Warren, Richard (19..-.... ; historien)
Titre(s) : Art nouveau and the classical tradition [Texte électronique] / Richard Warren
Publication : London ; New York : Bloomsbury, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : ix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Imagines - Classical receptions in the visual performing arts
Lien à la collection : Imagines – Classical receptions in the visual and performing arts (Online)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Art Nouveau was a style for a new age, but it was also one that continued to look
back to the past. This new study shows how in expressing many of their most essential
concerns - sexuality, death and the nature of art - its artists drew heavily upon
classical literature and the iconography of classical art. It challenges the conventional
view that Art Nouveau's adherents turned their backs on Classicism in their quest
for new forms. Across Europe and North America, artists continued to turn back to
the ancient world, and in particular to Greece, for the vitality with which they sought
to infuse their creations. The works of many well-known artists are considered through
this prism, including those of Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
But, breaking new ground in its comparative approach, this study also considers some
of the movement's less well-known painters, sculptors, jewellers and architects, including
in central and eastern Europe, and their use of classical iconography to express new
ideas of nationhood. Across the world, while Art Nouveau was a plural style drawing
on multiple influences, the Classics remained a key artistic vocabulary for its artists,
whether blended with Orientalist and other iconographies, or preserving the purity
of classical form."--Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Art nouveau
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781474298551. - ISBN 1474298559. - ISBN 9781474298568 (erroné). - ISBN 9781474298575.
- ISBN 1474298575
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45569175m
Notice n° :
FRBNF45569175
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Re-birth ; Muse ; Hero ; Bloom ; Desire ; Nation ; Death.
