Junod, Karen, 1973-
'Writing the lives of painters' : biography and artistic identity in Britain 1760-1810 / [electronic resource] Karen Junod. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource. - Oxford English monographs . - Oxford English monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the development of artists' biographies in the cultural context of 18th- and early 19th-century Britain. It argues that the proliferation of a myriad biographical forms mirrored the privileging of artistic originality and difference within an art world that had yet to generate a coherent 'British School' of painting.
9780191725357 (ebook) : No price
Biography as a literary form.
Art and literature--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Art and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
PR756.B56
820.9492
'Writing the lives of painters' : biography and artistic identity in Britain 1760-1810 / [electronic resource] Karen Junod. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource. - Oxford English monographs . - Oxford English monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the development of artists' biographies in the cultural context of 18th- and early 19th-century Britain. It argues that the proliferation of a myriad biographical forms mirrored the privileging of artistic originality and difference within an art world that had yet to generate a coherent 'British School' of painting.
9780191725357 (ebook) : No price
Biography as a literary form.
Art and literature--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Art and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
PR756.B56
820.9492