Restoration: The Fall of Napoleon in the Course of European Art, 1812-1820
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Restoration: The Fall of Napoleon in the Course of European Art, 1812-1820
By (Author) Thomas Crow
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
21st January 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Theory of art
709.034
Physical Properties
Hardback
208
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Description
How social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century Europe As the French Empire collapsed between 1812 and 1815, artists throughout Europe were left uncertain and adrift. The final abdication of Emperor Napoleon, clearing the way for a restored monarchy, profoundly unset
Reviews
"Winner of the Silver Medal, Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies, Nanovic Institute, University of Notre Dame"
"[A] handsomely illustrated and profoundly revealing and stimulating book."---Michael Prodger, Literary Review
"A slender, handsomely produced volume on the art of the restoration period. . . . The depth and breadth of [Crows] learning is stupendous."---Tim Blanning, Art Newspaper
"Restoration is a welcome addition to the literature on art after the collapse of the French Empire."---A. L. Palmer, Choice Reviews
Author Bio
Thomas Crow is the Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. His many books include Emulation: David, Drouais, and Girodet in the Art of Revolutionary France; The Long March of Pop: Art, Music, and Design 19301995; No Idols: The Missing Theology of Art; and The Artist in the Counterculture: Bruce Conner to Mike Kelley and Other Tales from the Edge (Princeton).
