Hogarth (World of Art Series)

Bindman, David

Biographies & Memoirs

Oxford Univ. Pr.

Hogarth

William Hogarth

Oxford University Press

European sculpture from Bernini to Rodin (Studio Vista/Dutton pictureback)

Dutton

Louis François Roubiliac, the most compelling sculptor in eighteenth-century Britain, was responsible for many complex and dramatic monuments that can be seen in Westminster Abbey and churches throughout the country. This book is not only the first extended treatment of the artist since 1928 but is also an exploration of tomb sculpture in the context of the period.The first section, written by David Bindman, discusses the reasons for the commissioning of tomb sculpture, ideas of death and the afterlife, the setting of the tomb, the themes that govern its imagery, and the negotiations between sculptor and patron. The second section, written by Malcolm Baker, examines in detail the processes involved in the design and making of the monuments. Through an analysis of the monuments themselves, the surviving models, and a range of documentary evidence, Baker considers Roubiliac's technical procedures and compares them to those of other sculptors in Britain and on the continent. The volume ends with a full catalogue raisonné of Roubiliac's known monuments. Each commission is discussed in detail, with full accounts of contemporary documentation, inscriptions, physical construction, and related models.By examining the particular social and religious conditions of the time it becomes possible to account not only for the distinctive features of Roubiliac's work and practice but also for how such theatrical works came to be accepted and admired. The book is fully illustrated, all the major works having been newly photographed to make visible details that are impossible to see under normal viewing conditions.

Roubiliac and the Eighteenth-Century Monument: Sculpture as Theatre

Baker, Malcolm

Paul Mellon Centre

This brilliant book focuses on the aesthetic concerns of the two most important sculptors of the early 19th century, the great Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757–1822) and his illustrious Danish rival Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). Rather than comparing their artistic output, the distinguished art historian David Bindman addresses the possible impact of Kantian aesthetics on their work. Both artists had elevated reputations, and their sculptures attracted interest from philosophically minded critics. Despite the sculptors’ own apparent disdain for theory, Bindman argues that they were in dialogue with and greatly influenced by philosophical and critical debates, and made many decisions in creating their sculptures specifically in response to those debates. Warm Flesh, Cold Marble considers such intriguing topics as the aesthetic autonomy of works of art, the gender of the subject, the efficacy of marble as an imitative medium, the question of color and texture in relation to ideas and practices of antiquity, and the relationship between the whiteness of marble and ideas of race.

Warm Flesh, Cold Marble: Canova, Thorvaldsen, and Their Critics

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Yale University Press

All of Blake's printed designs and major variants, from his apprenticeship work to his last efforts, are accompanied by authoritative notes which detail his developing artistry and genius.

The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake

Graphic Design

Putnam's

Hogarth (World of Art)

Thames&Hudson

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Individual Artists

A new, updated edition of thisilluminating study onWilliam Hogarth, one of theeighteenth century's mostfamous artists and satirists. William Hogarth (1697-1764) was one of the great eighteenth-century painters, a marvelous colorist, and an innovator at all levels of artistic expression. In this updated volume, art historian and Hogarth scholar David Bindman surveys the works of this artist whose wry humor and sharp wit was reflected in his prolific paintings and prints, including The Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Hogarth was also a master of pictorial satire, highlighting the moral and political issues of the day with delightful detail and comedy--themes that resonate deeply with our times. This new edition has been specially updated to include a discussion of Hogarth's representation of Black people in eighteenth-century Britain, a subject that has long been overlooked in his many works. Now revised with additional material and illustrated in color throughout, this is a vivid and incisive study of the artist.

Examines the artistic development of William Blake, depicts his printing techniques, and analyzes his treatment of historical and religious themes

William Blake: His Art and Time

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