Spreading Canvas by Eleanor Hughes

Spreading Canvas by Eleanor Hughes

Spreading Canvas takes a close look at the tradition of marine painting that flourished in 18th-century Britain. Drawing primarily on the extensive collections of the Yale Center for British Art and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, this publication shows how the genre corresponded with Britain’s growing imperial power and celebrated its increasing military presence on the seas, representing the subject matter in a way that was both documentary and sublime. Works by leading purveyors of the style, including Peter Monamy, Samuel Scott, Dominic Serres, and Nicholas Pocock, are featured alongside sketches, letters, and other ephemera that help frame the political and geographic significance of these inspiring views, while also establishing the painters’ relationships to concurrent metropolitan art cultures. This survey, featuring a wealth of beautifully reproduced images, demonstrates marine painting’s overarching relevance to British culture of the era.  Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art Exhibition Schedule: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven (09/15/16–12/04/16)

“A layered analysis of a complex subject. . the culmination of many years’ work.”—Laura Beach, Antiques and the Arts Weekly -- Laura Beach * Antiques and the Arts Weekly *

Eleanor Hughes is the deputy director of art & program at The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

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ISBN 13	9780300221572
ISBN 10	0300221576
Titel	Spreading Canvas
Autor	Eleanor Hughes
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Yale University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2016-09-06
Seitenanzahl	312
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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