The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement, 1860-1900 / edited by Stephen Calloway and Lynn Federle Orr assisted by Esm ̌Whittaker.
Contributor(s): Calloway, Stephen
| Orr, Lynn Federle | Whittaker, Esm.̌ | Victoria and Albert Museum | Musě d'Orsay | M.H. De Young Memorial MuseumPublisher: London : V&A, 2011Description: 296 p. ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.); 30 cm001: 14262ISBN: 1851776281; 9781851776283Subject(s): Aesthetic movement (Art)DDC classification: 709.41 CAL LOC classification: N6767.5.A3 | C85 2011
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 709.41 CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 089098 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Aesthetic Movement, as it came to be known, united romantic bohemians, such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones,with maverick figures, like James McNeillWhistler. The Cult of Beauty brings together the finest pictures, furniture and decorative arts of this extraordinary era, setting them in the context of this glittering cast of characters. This beautiful book also reveals how artists' houses and their extravagant lifestyles became the object of public fascination. The influence of the 'Palaces of Art' created by Rossetti and Morris, Lord Leighton and others led to a widespread revolution in architecture and interior decoration,while Oscar Wilde made his name promoting the idea of 'The House Beautiful'.
Published to accompany the exhibition The cult of beauty, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2 Apr. - 17 Jul. 2011, Musě d'Orsay, Paris, 12 Sept. 2011 - 15 Jan. 2012 and de Young Museum, San Francisco, 18 Feb. - 17 June 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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