The Art of Ford Madox Brown FROM THE PUBLISHER
This is the first comprehensive history devoted to the art of Ford Madox Brown (1821-93), in which his paintings establish him as a major figure in the most important new art movement of Victorian England, Pre-Raphaelitism. The book presents a new explanation of the development and basic aims of Pre-Raphaelite art as a whole and offers a revealing discussion of the power and importance of the humorous vein and negative spirit that run throughout Brown's work. It also ties Brown's realist approach to British decorative taste at mid-century and redefines his place in the Aesthetic Movement, a cultural trend that dominated the latter half of the nineteenth century. In addition, the artist's socialist leanings and nationalistic tendencies, expressed in depictions of workers, children, women, and religious scenes, are set out more fully than in any previous literature on the artist.
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In this comprehensive history of the paintings establishing Ford Madox Brown as a major figure of Pre-Raphaelitism, Bendiner (art history, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) presents his views on the aims of this most important of Victorian England's art movements while framing Brown's role within the Aesthetic Movement. He offers insights into the humor, realism, and social conscience expressed in Brown's work. Includes 130 illustrations (seven in color), plus exhibit catalogs, and chronologies of the artist's life and art. No index. 8.5x11.25 Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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