The Blue Bower: Rossetti in the 1860s - Softcover

Spencer-Longhurst, Paul

9781857592603: The Blue Bower: Rossetti in the 1860s

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857592603 ISBN 13: 9781857592603

Publisher: Scala Publishers Ltd, 1999

This catalogue focuses on a selection of languorous beauties that Rossetti painted between c. 1860 and 1870. Its centerpiece is The Blue Bower, a masterpiece that Rossetti executed in 1865. This seminal picture is explored within the context of the artist's development and personal circumstances during the 1860s. The reasons for his change of style and medium are investigated and particular attention is paid to his relationships. The book explores thematic links with the history and literature of the period and discusses Rossetti's connections with the Old Masters, notably Titian and the Venetians, and with his contemporaries, including Whistler, Courbet, Burne-Jones, and Munch.

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About the Author:

Paul Spencer-Longhurst was Official Lecturer at the National Gallery, London before moving to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham. Since 1996 he has been Senior Curator of the Institute and Lecturer in the Department of History in Art. In 1995 he was co-curator of the highly successful exhibition 'Thomas Gainsborough: The Harvest Wagon' which was also shown at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. In 1999 he organised the acclaimed exhibition 'John Constable, The Leaping Horse: Masterpieces from the Royal Academy of Arts', held at the Barber Institute. His writings include works on Jacques-Louis David and the architect Robert Atkinson.

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