Brussels (Evergreen Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3822870234 ISBN 13: 9783822870235

Publisher: Taschen GmbH, 1999

Synopsis

Europe at the end of the century was a time of great upheaval and tension, not least in the field of culture and art, where a great many battles were being fought on the vanguard of modernity. Visionary artists and art movements were struggling to usher in the twentieth century. Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Neo-lmpressionism and Decadent Art were all an assault on traditional culture and conformity. Conventions were being exploded in all fields -- painting, architecture, sculpture and music, and the Belgium capital of Brussels rapidly emerged as the centre of these innovations. As the nineteenth century faded into darkness, Brussels became the nexus of intellectual debate and artistic practice. Among the luminaries gathering there were the ""Painters of the Imagination"" Fernand Khnopff, James Ensor, Henry de Groux and Felicien Rops, writer such as Maurice Maeterlinck, Emile Verhaeren and Georges Rodenbach who fuelled the creative and intellectual spirit of the city. The important fin-de-siecle art group ""Les Vingt"" was founded in 1884 by Thio van Rysellberghe. They organised concerts and debated the burning aesthetic issues of the day. This volume provides a detailed and fully illustrated history of this cultural milieu, the art, and the magnificent city that inspired it.

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Synopsis

Europe at the end of the 19th century was a time of upheaval and tension, particularly in art and culture. Art nouveau, symbolism and decadent art were an assault on the traditional, and Brussels found itself at the core of these innovations. This book provides a history of this cultural milieu.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taschen GmbH
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3822870234
• ISBN 13: 9783822870235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 279
• Editor: Roberts-Jones Philippe, Aron Paul