Nationalism in British eighteenth-century painting : Sir Joshua Reynolds and Benjamin West

Author

Prochno, Renate

Document type

Livre (actes de congrès)

Language

English

Conference name

Nationalism in the visual arts

Source

Studies in the history of art. 1991, Vol. 29, 26-47, 16 ill. (1 col.)

ISSN

0091-7338

Abstract (en)

Explores the extent to which issues of national pride and identity informed the rivalry between Reynolds and West in the fields of history and portrait painting; discusses the careers of these two artists in the context of the rise of the Royal Academy (London) and of art criticism in England.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Painting
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Art criticism
• Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792
• West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
• History painting
• Portraits
• Royal Academy of Arts||London (GBR)
• Nationalism
• Reception
• Comparison

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Peinture
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Critique d'art
• Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792
• West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
• Peinture d'histoire
• Portrait
• Royal Academy of Arts||London (GBR)
• Nationalisme
• Réception
• Comparaison

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19930401-00366645

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