Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity - Softcover

Postle, Martin; Hallett, Mark; Clayton, Tim; Tillyard, Stella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854375644 ISBN 13: 9781854375643

Verlag: Tate Publishing, 2005

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Book by Postle Martin

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"Sumptuous" --The Spectator, June 2005

"Superb" --The Burlington Magazine

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Joshua Reynolds : The Creation of Celebrity examines Reynolds in the social, political and cultural context of a century thal cultivated a very modern notion of fame. This new approach to Reynolds considers his life and career in terms of a conscious quest for celebrity. Reynolds surrounded himself with the must famous men and women of his time : the rich, the powerful, the beauliful and the notorious. His portraits served to create, reinforce and advertise not only his subject's reputation but also his own. It is, therefore, no surprise that Reynolds made no fewer than twenty-seven self-portraits in which he purposefully perpeluated his well-crafted public image as artist, academic and arbiter of taste. Joshua Reynolds : The Creation of Celebrity features many of Reynolds's must famous and beautiful portraits. Individual sections consider the friendships Reynolds cultivated with the famous and infamous figures of his time : politicians ; courtesans ; literary figures ; war heroes ; and aristocrats. These flamboyant and influential subjects helped to promote and sustain Reynolds's distinguished career and, ultimately, to secure his enduring popularity with audiences today.

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• Verlag: Tate Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1854375644
• ISBN 13: 9781854375643
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 295