Visualising the Revolution by Hubertus Kohle
The French Revolution was marked by a wealth of imagery and visual symbolism that inspired the masses to fight for freedom. This book surveys the rich and multifaceted visual culture of this time, exploring its creation and how it conveyed the new revolutionary sensibilities of the era.
To truly "visualize the Revolution," as the authors of this fascinating book maintain, requires a study of the images found in the caricatures and pamphlets of the penny pressIndeed, Reichardt and Kohle argue that such quotidian illustrations, often made days after the event, are a more authentic reflection of the revolution's artistic culture than studio painting, which, owing to the rush of circumstances, often remained unfinished ... The amassing of this unfamiliar trove, the decipherment of often-arcane examples, and the analysis of their relation to revolutionary discourse are the major contributions of this study. Highly recommended. Choice the book navigates admirably between the dynamics of the Revolution and the vast array of objects that "visualized" them. Historians and art historians alike of eighteenth-century France will no doubt receive the volume as a welcome contribution to the field and, perhaps most of all, as a pedagogical resource. CAA Reviews a new contribution and approach ... this publication is a useful step in understanding not only the changes in printmaking at the end of the eighteenth century, but also the complex discourse surrounding it. Print Quarterly
Rolf Reichardt is Head of the French Research Collection at the University Library of Mainz.
Hubertus Kohle is Professor of Art History at the University of Munich and the author of many books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861893123 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861893124 |
| Title | Visualising the Revolution |
| Author | Hubertus Kohle |
| Series | Picturing History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2007-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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