Art in Europe 1700-1830 (Oxford History of Art) [Hardcover]

Matthew Craske (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 1997 | Series: Oxford History of Art

In an era of unprecedented change--rapid urbanization, economic growth, and political revolution--European artists from 1700-1830 were in the business of finding new ways of making, selling, and talking about art. Matthew Craske creates a totally new and vivid record of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century art in Europe, taking a critical view of such conventional categories as the "rococo," the "neo-classical," and the "romantic." He goes on to explore crucial thematic issues, such as changes in "taste" and manners, and the impact of enlightenment notions of progress, and at the same time goes well beyond the usual geographic limits of surveys to include St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Warsaw, and Madrid. The result is a refreshingly holistic text which sets the art of the period firmly in its social history.

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"Thoughtful and persuasive. I like the thematic organization."--Richard Wrigley, Brookes University

About the Author

Matthew Craske is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. His book The London Trade In Monumental Sculpture and The Production of Family Imagery 1720-60 is forthcoming from Yale UP in 1997.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192842463
• ISBN-13: 978-0192842466
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,953,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent art history book, June 20, 2000

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This review is from: Art in Europe 1700-1830 (Oxford History of Art) (Paperback)

I bought this for an art history course in college. The book has many high quality illustrations and half of them are in color. The book also features many details of the works presented in it. There are also comments about what was happening in the artists' lives when they were painting the works shown. The book also includes the political events that occured during the 18th and early 19th centuries. There is even a timeline in the back which shows what was happening in the art world and in the political world at the same time. The book focuses on the Rococo, Neo-Classical, and Romantic movements in painting and sculpture. There is no mention of architecture. This is a great book to have if you like art history.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Academic indulgence, June 17, 2009

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This review is from: Art in Europe 1700-1830 (Oxford History of Art) (Paperback)

Somehow Craske has managed to find the most bland and lifeless art from this period in art history. He does love his caricatures and monkey paintings. Had I no experience of the subject other than this book I probably would not dig any deeper; thankfully that is not the case.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Historical Overview, January 25, 2003

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This review is from: Art in Europe 1700-1830 (Oxford History of Art) (Paperback)

A good addition to your Art Book Library. Good analysis of art in the 18th and early 19th centuries, in conjunction with world events.