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    Artists Series: John Singer Sargent

    Elizabeth Prettejohn

    An engaging introduction to the life and work of John Singer Sargent, the most accomplished portrait painter of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century.

    ?John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is one of…

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    The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso

    Elizabeth Prettejohn

    What can modern art have to do with ancient sculpture? Surely the excitement of modern art lies in its repudiation of classical example? Elizabeth Prettejohn’s important and revisionist new book…

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    The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites

    Elizabeth Prettejohn

    Though always controversial in art circles, the Pre-Raphaelites have also always been extremely popular with museum goers. This study discusses questions about the group’s social and artistic identity: Was it…

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    Art for Art’s Sake: Aestheticism in Victorian Painting

    Elizabeth Prettejohn

    Explores the distinctive role of painting in the debates surrounding the notion of ‘art for art’s sake’ and Aestheticism in Victorian England. This book traces the emergence of the debates…

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    Modern Painters, Old Masters: The Art of Imitation from the Pre-Raphaelites to the First World War

    Elizabeth Prettejohn

    With the rise of museums in the 19th century, including the formation in 1824 of the National Gallery in London, as well as the proliferation of widely available published reproductions…

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    The Cambridge Companion to the Pre-Raphaelites

    This is the first book to provide a general introduction to the Pre-Raphaelite movement that integrates its literary and visual art forms and explains what made the Pre-Raphaelite style unique…

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    The Cambridge Companion to the Pre-Raphaelites

    This is the first book to provide a general introduction to the Pre-Raphaelite movement that integrates its literary and visual art forms and explains what made the Pre-Raphaelite style unique…

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    Beauty and Art: 1750-2000

    Elizabeth Prettejohn

    What do we mean when we call a work of art beautiful? How do perceptions of beauty change with the passage of time? This title explores these questions, showing the…

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    Life, Legend, Landscape

    Elizabeth Prettejohn,Caroline Arscott

    This catalogue presents a rich selection of Victorian drawings and watercolors from the important collection of The Courtauld Gallery, London. It features many previously unpublished works, ranging from informal preparatory…

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    Frederic Leighton: Antiquity, Renaissance, Modernity

    This original collection of writings reinterprets the art of Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), challenging the view that limits him to the category of ‘Victorian artist’ and revealing his broader significance in…

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    Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity

    This important re-evaluation of the Dutch- born painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema traces his personal and artistic journey towards international fame and success in London and investigates how this exceptionally creative artist…

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    The Rossettis

    TATE Britain Exhibition 6 April - 24 September 2023 A visually stunning book devoted to the radical Rossetti generation. The Rossettis' approach to art, love and lifestyles are considered revolutionary…

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    Pater the Classicist: Classical Scholarship, Reception, and Aestheticism

    Pater the Classicist is the first book to address in detail Walter Pater’s important contribution to the study of classical antiquity. The contributions presented here discuss his classicism generally, his…

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    Walter Pater and the Beginnings of English Studies

    This first collected discussion of Pater's significance for English literary criticism reveals his importance in shaping the principles of Modernist criticism and comprehensively contextualises his work. This title is part…

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    The Rossettis

    TATE Britain Exhibition 6 April - 24 September 2023 A visually stunning book devoted to the radical Rossetti generation. The Rossettis' approach to art, love and lifestyles are considered revolutionary…

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    Im Tempel des Ich. Das Kunstlerhaus als Gesamtkunstwerk (German edition): Europa und Amerika 1800-1948

    As treasure troves of creativity, the homes of artists reflect the intellectual worlds of their creators. Starting with the Villa Stuck in Munich-the aesthetic, conceptual cosmos and life’s work of…

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