Synopses & Reviews
Following in the methodological footsteps of his prize-winning Sir Joshua Reynolds: The Painter in Society, Richard Wendorfand#8217;s new book on British art in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is an experiment in cultural history, combining the analysis of specific artistic objects with an exploration of the cultural conditions in which they were created.
Themes include an investigation of what happens when a painter dies, the role of writing around and within visual objects, and the nature of evidence in art history. Extended interpretations of some of the most iconic images in British art, including Constableand#8217;s Cenotaph, Raeburnand#8217;s Skating Minister, Stubbsand#8217;s Haymakers and Reapers, and Rossettiand#8217;s Prosperpine, Venus Verticordia, and Blessed Damosel, are part of a broader investigation of the ways in which we practice art history today.
Synopsis
Richard Wendorfand#8217;s new book on British art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries combines the analysis of specific artworks with an exploration of the cultural conditions in which they were created. Wendorf offers illuminating interpretations of such iconic images as Raeburnand#8217;s Skating Minister and Stubbsand#8217;s Haymakers and Reapers.
About the Author
Richard Wendorf is Stanford Calderwood Director and Librarian, The Boston Athenand#230;um.