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Ingres and his Critics

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ingres and his Critics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Carrington Shelton
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:334
Dimensions(mm): Height 263,Width 186
Category/GenrePainting and paintings
ISBN/Barcode 9780521842433
ClassificationsDewey:759.4
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 54 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 October 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book examines the critical writing and journalistic reportage on Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres, from the time of his renunciation of the Salon in 1834 until his large retrospective at the 1855 Universal Exposition, the crucial middle decades of his career. This massive body of writing demonstrates how Ingres shaped his career in the rapidly evolving art world of mid-nineteenth century Paris. Enjoying the benefits of his affiliation with the Academy, the artist also employed certain modes of presentation, most notably the single-artist exhibition and illustrated monograph, through which he distanced himself and his work from the embattled world of artistic officialdom. Pursuing both paths, he assumed the new modernist ideal of a self-generating creative genius. The fluctuation in Ingres's critical persona - between puffed-up academician and unassuming artiste-maudit - provides a new context through which the formal qualities of his work, which vacillate between academic banality and modernist bizarrerie, can be understood.

Reviews

"An intriguing review of the artistry of Ingres and subsequent reception to his works." --International Art Treasures Art Magazine