Restoration - by Thomas Crow (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"As the French Empire collapsed between 1812 and 1815, artists throughout Europe were left uncertain and adrift. The final abdication of Emperor Napoleon, clearing the way for a restored monarchy, profoundly unsettled prevailing national, religious, and social boundaries. In 'Restoration', Thomas Crow combines a sweeping view of European art centers-Rome, Paris, London, Madrid, Brussels, and Vienna-with a close-up look at pivotal and significant artists, including Antonio Canova, Jacques-Louis David, Theodore Gericault, Francisco Goya, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Thomas Lawrence, and forgotten but meteoric painters Francois-Joseph Navez and Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas. Whether directly or indirectly, all became linked in a new international network in which changing artistic priorities and possibilities emerged from the ruins of the old. Crow examines how artists of this period faced dramatic circumstances, from political condemnation and difficult diplomatic missions to a catastrophic episode of climate change. Navigating ever-changing pressures, they invented creative ways of incorporating critical events and significant individuals into fresh artistic works. Crow discusses, among many topics, David's art and pedagogy during exile, Ingres's drive to reconcile religious art with contemporary mentalities, the titled victors over Napoleon all sitting for portraits by Lawrence, and the campaign to restore art objects expropriated by the French from Italy, prefiguring the restitution controversies of our own time."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>How social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century Europe</b> <p/>As the French Empire collapsed between 1812 and 1815, artists throughout Europe were left uncertain and adrift. The final abdication of Emperor Napoleon, clearing the way for a restored monarchy, profoundly unsettled prevailing national, religious, and social boundaries. In <i>Restoration</i>, Thomas Crow combines a sweeping view of European art centers--Rome, Paris, London, Madrid, Brussels, and Vienna--with a close-up look at pivotal artists, including Antonio Canova, Jacques-Louis David, Théodore Géricault, Francisco Goya, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Thomas Lawrence, and forgotten but meteoric painters François-Joseph Navez and Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas. Whether directly or indirectly, all were joined in a newly international network, from which changing artistic priorities and possibilities emerged out of the ruins of the old. <p/>Crow examines how artists of this period faced dramatic circumstances, from political condemnation and difficult diplomatic missions to a catastrophic episode of climate change. Navigating ever-changing pressures, they invented creative ways of incorporating critical events and significant historical actors into fresh artistic works. Crow discusses, among many topics, David's art and influence during exile, Géricault's odyssey through outcast Rome, Ingres's drive to reconcile religious art with contemporary mentalities, the titled victors over Napoleon all sitting for portraits by Lawrence, and the campaign to restore art objects expropriated by the French from Italy, prefiguring the restitution controversies of our own time. <p/>Beautifully illustrated, <i>Restoration</i> explores how cataclysmic social and political transformations in nineteenth-century Europe reshaped artists' lives and careers with far-reaching consequences. <p/>Published in association with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Winner of the Silver Medal, Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies, Nanovic Institute, University of Notre Dame<br><br>[A] handsomely illustrated and profoundly revealing and stimulating book.<b>---Michael Prodger, <i>Literary Review</i></b><br><br>A slender, handsomely produced volume on the art of the restoration period. . . . The depth and breadth of [Crow's] learning is stupendous.<b>---Tim Blanning, <i>Art Newspaper</i></b><br><br>Restoration is a welcome addition to the literature on art after the collapse of the French Empire.<b>---A. L. Palmer, <i>Choice Reviews</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Thomas Crow</b> is the Rosalie Solow Professor of Art History at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. His many books include <i>Emulation: David, Drouais, and Girodet in the Art of Revolutionary France</i>; <i>The Long March of Pop: Art, Music, and Design 1930-1995</i>; and <i>No Idols: The Missing Theology of Art</i>. He lives in New York City and in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
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