Court, Country, City: Essays on British Art and Architecture, 1660--1735 (Studies in British Art) - Hardcover

Hallett, Mark; Llewellyn, Nigel; Myrone, Martin; Jacqueline Riding

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300214804 ISBN 13: 9780300214802

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2016

Synopsis

The late 17th and early 18th centuries saw profound changes in Britain and in its visual arts. This volume provides fresh perspectives on the art of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods, focusing on the concepts, spaces, and audiences of court, country, and city as reflected in an array of objects, materials, and places. The essays discuss the revolutionary political and economic circumstances of the period, which not only forged a new nation-state but also provided a structural setting for artistic production and reception. Contributions from nineteen authors and the three editors cover such diverse topics as tapestry in the age of Charles II and painting in the court of Queen Anne; male friendship portraits; mezzotint and the exchange between painting and print; the interpretation of genres such as still life and marine painting; the concept of remembered places; courtly fashion and furnishing; the codification of rules for painting; and the development of aesthetic theory.

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Review:

A rich inquiry on late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century visual arts . . . beautifully printed with stellar illustrations. Rebecca Kohn, ARLIS/NA Reviews--Rebecca Kohn "ARLIS/NA Reviews ""

"A rich inquiry on late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century visual arts . . . beautifully printed with stellar illustrations."--Rebecca Kohn, ARLIS/NA Reviews--Rebecca Kohn "ARLIS/NA Reviews "

About the Author:

Mark Hallett is director of studies at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Nigel Llewellyn is former head of research and Martin Myrone is lead curator, pre-1800 British art, at Tate Britain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0300214804
• ISBN 13: 9780300214802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Christine Riding