Art In The Age Of Queen Victoria: A Wealth Of Depictions; Editor: Bills, Mark; Author: Essay by Bills, Mark; Hardback; Book

Editor: Bills, Mark; Author: Essay by Bills, Mark
Hardback; Book; 69 Colour and 39 B&w Illustrations
136 pages
Published: October 2001
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 0853318298

Richly illustrated from a leading collection of Victorian art, Art in the Age of Queen Victoria introduces key themes within Victorian art through a variety of essays by leading scholars inthe field. Most introductory books on Victorian art have sought to cover the tremendous ground of the period through general surveys of key movements and forms of art. This book deals rather with themes that were relevant to the period, revealing a broad scope of expression and opinion within each.In its exploration of themes the book is heavily illustrated with works from the art collection of the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, whose breadth is reflective of the diversity of art that was created in Britain between 1837 and 1901.Richly illustrated from a leading collection of Victorian art, introduces key themes through a variety of essays by leading scholars in the field. This volume introduces key themes within Victorian art through a variety of essays by leading scholars in the field. The book opens with an introductory essay on the broad scope of Victorian art and subsequent topics include the display of art, the impact of women artists and Victorian sculpture.