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The return of the Gods : neoclassical sculpture in Britain
- Title
- The return of the Gods : neoclassical sculpture in Britain / Marjorie Trusted.
- Author
- Trusted, Marjorie.
- Publication
- London : Tate Pub., 2008.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Tate Britain (Gallery)
- Description
- 40 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.
- Summary
- Exhibition of works produced by British artists or for British patrons between about 1760 to 1860. Wealthy and powerful patrons and collectors in late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Britain peopled their houses with monumental marble figures made to astonish and captivate. Scuplted primarily for their appeal as virtuoso objects in their own right, they were also made for contemplation and display. They were inspired by the classical sculpture of ancient Greece and Rome, they aimed to rival the antique prototypes. Iconic works, such as Canova's Three Graces , a multitude of portrait busts and exquisite reliefs are all discussed here. In addition to works by Canova, sculptures by Thorvaldsen, Nollekens, Flaxman and other leading artists are described and illustrated, while a short introduction looks at the patterns of collecting and patronage in Rome and Britain, and the different ways in which these works of art were viewed and displayed.
- Alternative Title
- Neoclassical sculpture in Britain
- Subject
- Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822
- Banks, Thomas, 1735-1805
- Flaxman, John, 1755-1826
- Gibson, John, 1790-1866
- Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823
- Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1770-1844
- 1700-1899
- Sculpture, Neoclassical > Great Britain > Exhibitions
- Sculpture, Neoclassical > Great Britain > 18th century > Exhibitions
- Sculpture, Neoclassical > Great Britain > 19th century > Exhibitions
- Sculpture néoclassique > Grande-Bretagne > Expositions
- Sculpture néoclassique > Grande-Bretagne > 18e siècle > Expositions
- Sculpture néoclassique > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle > Expositions
- 21.52 history of sculpture
- Sculpture, Neoclassical
- Klassizismus
- Great Britain
- England
- 1760-1859
- Genre/Form
- Ausstellung – London – 2008.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Catalog of an exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, Jan. 28-June 1, 2008.
- Exhibition of works produced by British artists or for British patrons between about 1760 to 1860.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 38).
- ISBN
- 9781854377654
- 1854377655
- OCLC
- ocn191934942
- 191934942
- SCSB-1481050
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library