Turner's classical landscapes, myth and meaning

Author

Nicholson, Kathleen

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill. (some col.); sel. bibliogr.; index ; xv, 302 p., [24] p. of pl. ; 1990

ISBN

069104080X

Publisher

Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Argues that by seeking themes in ancient myth, culture and history, Turner was able to reinvest nature with new values and concepts, thereby accomplishing a genuinely modern revision of classical landscape in an early 19th c. idiom. Moreover, his inquiry into the nature of meaning led him to articulate a narrative that engaged the viewer in "reading" or interpreting both symbolic and purely visual imagery.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Turner, Joseph Mallord William, 1775-1851
• Painting
• Landscape
• Classicism
• Great Britain
• 1700-1900
• Antiquity [culture]
• Culture
• History
• Iconography
• Hermeneutics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Turner, Joseph Mallord William, 1775-1851
• Peinture
• Paysage
• Classicisme
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1900
• Antiquité
• Culture
• Histoire
• Iconographie
• Herméneutique

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00456251

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