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Burne-Jones

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Book News Annotation:

Ninety-six reproductions, mostly in color (many of them for the first time), illustrate this personal view of an artist who shunned the prosaic tendencies of his age to focus on an alternative realm inspired by poetry and legend. Drawing on the artist's own letters and commentary, the author looks at the course of his life, the enduring themes in his work, and his quest for an aesthetic ideal. She traces his career from his discovery of art to his momentous and long-delayed professional debut in 1877. Oversize: 9x11.75".
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) — protege of Pre-Raphaelite master Dante Gabriel Rossetti and close friend and associate of William Morris, pioneer of the Arts and Crafts Movement — developed a unique style of painting that by the late 1870s had the critics enthralled. In art drawn from fairy tales, Arthurian legend, chivalric lore, and classical epic, Burne-Jones's exquisite imagery transported his audience out of their own progressive age into a romanticized past.

Curator and art historian Debra Mancoff supplies in Burne-Jones a fresh and illuminating portrait of the painter. More than a simple account of his life and works, she explores the enduring themes in his art and follows the artist in his quest for his aesthetic ideal.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780764906152
Author:
Mancoff, Debra N.
Publisher:
Pomegranate Communications
Location:
San Francisco :
Subject:
Artists, Architects, Photographers
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Painters
Subject:
Burne-jones, edward coley, sir, 1833-1898
Subject:
Painters -- England -- Biography.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
11.79x9.10x.41 in. 1.47 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) — protege of Pre-Raphaelite master Dante Gabriel Rossetti and close friend and associate of William Morris, pioneer of the Arts and Crafts Movement — developed a unique style of painting that by the late 1870s had the critics enthralled. In art drawn from fairy tales, Arthurian legend, chivalric lore, and classical epic, Burne-Jones's exquisite imagery transported his audience out of their own progressive age into a romanticized past.

Curator and art historian Debra Mancoff supplies in Burne-Jones a fresh and illuminating portrait of the painter. More than a simple account of his life and works, she explores the enduring themes in his art and follows the artist in his quest for his aesthetic ideal.

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