The Triumph of Light and Nature
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The Triumph of Light and Nature by Neil Kent
Major exhibitions have revealed to a growing public the great and individual achievements of Nordic artists; yet there have been few surveys of the art of the Nordic countries - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland - during its greatest period. The Danish Golden Age of the 18th century saw the first major flowering of Nordic art with the Danish and Swedish court painters. As the 19th century progressed the focus of development shifted to the Swedish schools and the newly blossoming art of Norway and Finland, which generated nationalistic work with peculiarly Scandinavian strengths. This study sets the discussion of individual artists in each period and country against the contemporary political, social and cultural background.
Kent, Neil: - Neil Kent is based at Cambridge University and the St Petersburg State Academy of Art, Architecture and Culture, specialising in European history and culture. His many previous books include The Soul of the North: A Social, Architectural and Cultural History of the Nordic Countries, 1770-1940 and Helsinki: A Cultural and Literary History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500276594 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500276595 |
| Title | The Triumph of Light and Nature |
| Author | Neil Kent |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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