National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History
Cover of the book National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture by Jana Wijnsouw, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Jana Wijnsouw ISBN: 9781351778145
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 27, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Jana Wijnsouw
ISBN: 9781351778145
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 27, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of, and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists that supposedly constituted a "national sculpture." By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugène Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.

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This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of, and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists that supposedly constituted a "national sculpture." By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugène Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.

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