Academies, Museums and Canons of Art

Beschrijving

Bundeling teksten over de canonvorming in de beeldende kunst aan de hand van het historisch beleid van academies voor beeldende kunst, het academisme en het aankoopbeleid van musea. - This book examines the variety of ways in which works of art have achieved a position in the so-called canon of Western art. Focusing mainly on art and institutions in Britain and France from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, the book explores the construction and evolution of canonical values. The authors provide a series of detailed case studies-including Poussin`s The Arcadian Shepherds, the Parthenon marbles, the Albert Memorial frieze, and others-to enable readers to practice using the vocabularies and analytical skills of art history