Narrative Painting in Nineteenth-Century Europe by Nina Lbbren

Narrative Painting in Nineteenth-Century Europe by Nina Lbbren

How do pictures tell stories? This ground-breaking book analyses visual narrative in nineteenth-century history and genre paintings across Europe. It reveals how artists constructed plots via objects, managing the tension between narrative and style and prompting viewers to weave their own tales. -- .

'Narrative Painting in Nineteenth-Century Europe provides a new lens through which to appreciatively view works that might not have previously seemed worthy of close analysisIt reveals the impressive ingenuity with which artists and critics of the second half of the nineteenth century sought to bring pleasure to viewers and readers hungering for engaging stories. Given that pleasure is not prominent in the earnest academic discourse of the early twenty-first century, it is refreshing to see its pursuit treated as a legitimate topic of research. This is one more reason to be grateful for Nina Lübbren’s well-crafted book.'
Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, Volume 22, Issue 2 | Autumn 2023, Jonathan P. Ribner

'The real achievement of Lübbren’s study, allows us to see narrative painting with fresh eyes, while avoiding the tendentious special pleading that so often accompanies re-readings of neglected art from the period. Thanks to her research, we can now begin to tell a new story about an important, and unjustly overlooked, aspect of nineteenth-century European painting'
The Burlington Magazine

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Nina Lübbren is Associate Professor of Art History and Film at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.

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ISBN 13	9781526168573
ISBN 10	152616857X
Title	Narrative Painting in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Author	Nina Lbbren
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2023-05-23
Number of pages	240
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