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National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture

National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture

Wijnsouw, Jana

Paperback

Series: Routledge Research in Art History

Art HistoryGeneral ArtSculpting

ISBN10: 1032339470
ISBN13: 9781032339474
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 12 2022
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.85 Depth: 9.69
Language: English

This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of, and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists that supposedly constituted a national sculpture. By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugène Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.

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