Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman - Hardcover

Leca, Benedict; Ribeiro, Aileen; Ludwig, Amber

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ISBN 10: 1904832857 ISBN 13: 9781904832850

Verlag: D Giles Ltd, 2010

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"A welcome addition to the libraries of scholars and general readers alike. The catalogue's clear prose is supplemented by sumptuous, full-color plates and extraordinarily high-resolution details, offering a worthy substitute for individuals who did not see the exhibition, or a handsome aide-memoire for those who did" Susan M. Wager, Enfilade ..".the wealth of illustrations, which include many details of the exhibits, gives the publication a sumptuousness that parallels the experience of the exhibition" Hugh Belsey, The Burlington Magazine "A book which demonstrates how dress history can illuminate and strengthen discussion of portraiture in galleries and museums." "Exceptionally well illustrated" Valerie Cumming, Costume The shows catalogue is "excellent" Los Angeles Times ..".a compelling read" Antiques and the Arts Weekly A "beautifully illustrated catalogue" Antiques and Fine Arts "As an authority on period costume, Ribeiro offers an essay that is rich in observations" Choice -A welcome addition to the libraries of scholars and general readers alike. The catalogue's clear prose is supplemented by sumptuous, full-color plates and extraordinarily high-resolution details, offering a worthy substitute for individuals who did not see the exhibition, or a handsome aide-memoire for those who did- Susan M. Wager, Enfilade -...the wealth of illustrations, which include many details of the exhibits, gives the publication a sumptuousness that parallels the experience of the exhibition- Hugh Belsey, The Burlington Magazine -A book which demonstrates how dress history can illuminate and strengthen discussion of portraiture in galleries and museums.- -Exceptionally well illustrated- Valerie Cumming, Costume The shows catalogue is -excellent- Los Angeles Times -...a compelling read- Antiques and the Arts Weekly A -beautifully illustrated catalogue- Antiques and Fine Arts -As an authority on period costume, Ribeiro offers an essay that is rich in observations- Choice A welcome addition to the libraries of scholars and general readers alike. The catalogue s clear prose is supplemented by sumptuous, full-color plates and extraordinarily high-resolution details, offering a worthy substitute for individuals who did not see the exhibition, or a handsome aide-memoire for those who did Susan M. Wager, "Enfilade" the wealth of illustrations, which include many details of the exhibits, gives the publication a sumptuousness that parallels the experience of the exhibition Hugh Belsey, "The Burlington Magazine" A book which demonstrates how dress history can illuminate and strengthen discussion of portraiture in galleries and museums. Exceptionally well illustrated Valerie Cumming, "Costume" The shows catalogue is excellent "Los Angeles Times" ...a compelling read "Antiques and the Arts Weekly" A beautifully illustrated catalogue "Antiques and Fine Arts" As an authority on period costume, Ribeiro offers an essay that is rich in observations "Choice""

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'Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman' focuses specifically on the artist's portraits of well-known society women. Starting with the Cincinnati Art Museum's famous portrait of Ann Ford (1760) it opens up an entirely new angle in the study of Gainsborough's art. Drawing us away from his predominant reputation as a landscape painter, it shows how such portraits were both an affirmation by Gainsborough of his own position as a progressive artist, on account both of the sitters themselves - they were leading artists, musicians, actresses, and intellectuals embodying the full force of the Enlightenment - and on account of how he consciously chose to show his sitters as "progressive" in terms of his technique and composition. This beautifully illustrated new volume also reveals how these female sitters consciously perceived themselves as "progressive", by means of the particular ways in which they wished to be shown by Gainsborough in their portraits.

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• Verlag: D Giles Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1904832857
• ISBN 13: 9781904832850
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 196