The Pre-Raphaelite Language of Flowers: Art Flexi Series - Softcover

Mancoff, Debra N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3791347497 ISBN 13: 9783791347493

Publisher: Prestel, 2012

Synopsis

Few artistic movements capture classic notions of beauty as romantically as the Pre-Raphaelites - a group of nineteenth-century painters and poets who aimed to revive the purer art of the late medieval period. In this beautiful volume, Debra N. Mancoff, an expert on Pre-Raphaelite art and the floral lexicon presents forty breath-taking examples, which illuminate the meaning of flowers in all aspects of Victorian culture. She offers brief commentaries on individual paintings as well as biographies of the period's leading artists and their models. A captivating introduction to an artistic movement, this exquisitely produced book is also a romantic keepsake of an artistic sensibility that speaks volumes.

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About the Author

Debra N. Mancoff teaches art history, theory and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has written extensively on the Pre-Raphaelites. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

From the Back Cover

Now available in a lovely new gift edition, this stunning bouquet of romantic paintings brings together two important aspects of Victorian culture-the Pre-Raphaelite movement and the language of flowers-in one exquisite volume.
Few artistic movements capture classic notions of beauty as romantically as the Pre-Raphaelites-a group of 19th-century painters and poets who aimed to revive the purer art of the late medieval period. In this beautiful volume, Debra N. Mancoff, an expert on Pre-Raphaelite art and the floral lexicon,
presents forty breathtaking examples, which illuminate the meaning of flowers in all aspects of Victorian culture. She offers brief commentaries on individual paintings as well as biographies of the period's leading artists and their models. A captivating introduction to an artistic movement, this exquisitely produced book is also a romantic keepsake of an artistic sensibility that speaks volumes.

From the Inside Flap

Few artistic movements capture classic notions of beauty as romantically as the Pre-Raphaelites--a group of 19th-century painters and poets who aimed to revive the purer art of the late medieval period. In this beautiful volume, Debra N. Mancoff, an expert on Pre-Raphaelite art and the floral lexicon, presents forty breathtaking examples, which illuminate the meaning of flowers in all aspects of Victorian culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791347497
• ISBN 13: 9783791347493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96