Ford Madox Brown's Work : an iconographic analysis

Author

Curtis, Gerard

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art bulletin. 1992, Num. 4, Vol. 74, 623-636, 7 ill.

ISSN

0004-3079

Abstract (en)

Analyzes the work--the installation of a watermain--depicted in Brown's painting of 1852-63 (Manchester, City Art Gallery), likening this visual metaphor to Carlyle's description of the benefits of labor in terms of a flowing stream; considers the symbolism, narration, and association of word to image in light of Brown's life and character, as well as a specific urban semiotica that developed concerning water supply in mid-19th c. England.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893
• Painting
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Work
• Manchester Art Gallery||Manchester (GBR)
• Work
• Iconography
• Waterworks
• Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
• Writings
• England (GBR)
• Civil engineering
• Cities

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893
• Peinture
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Le Travail
• Manchester Art Gallery||Manchester (GBR)
• Travail
• Iconographie
• Usine des eaux
• Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
• Ecrits
• England (GBR)
• Ouvrage d'art
• Ville

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19930401-00367053

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