Masters in Art

Masters in Art PDF

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Published: 1904

Total Pages: 530

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Each number is devoted to one artist and includes bibliography of the artist.

Sir Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Landseer PDF

Author: Frederick G. Stephens

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2018-08-19

Total Pages: 150

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So much of the family history of this artist as it is needful to repeat, or the reader will care to learn, may be briefly told: it begins with his grandfather, who was a jeweller settled in London, where, in 1761, his father, John Landseer, was born. The senior was on intimate terms with Peter, father of the lawyer and politician, Sir Samuel Romilly. Peter Romilly was descended from a distinguished French family, the first of whom known in this country settled near London after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and acquired a fortune as a wax-bleacher. This Peter was a jeweller of note and wealth, established in Frith Street, Soho, and it is probable that common interest in a craft which is so closely allied to art had much to do with directing the minds of John, and consequently those of his family, to design.

Sir Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Landseer PDF

Author: Frederic George Stephens

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-19

Total Pages: 122

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"Sir Edwin Landseer" is a biography of an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. The biography was written by Frederic George Stephens, an art critic and one of the two non-artistic members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850

Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850 PDF

Author: Diana Donald

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780300126792

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From fine art paintings by such artists as Stubbs and Landseer to zoological illustrations and popular prints, a vast array of animal images was created in Britain during the century from 1750 to 1850. This highly original book investigates the rich meanings of these visual representations as well as the ways in which animals were actually used and abused. What Diana Donald discovers in this fascinating study is a deep and unresolved ambivalence that lies at the heart of human attitudes toward animals. The author brings to light dichotomies in human thinking about animals throughout this key period: awestruck with the beauty and spirit of wild animals, people nevertheless desired to capture and tame them; the belief that other species are inferior was firmly held, yet at the same time animals in stories and fables were given human attributes; though laws against animal cruelty were introduced, the overworking of horses and the allure of sport hunting persisted. Animals are central in cultural history, Donald concludes, and compelling questions about them--then and now--remain unanswered.

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