Synopses & Reviews
This is the first full-length study of Antoine-Jean Gros from an art-historical point of view, but it is more than a monograph. It uses the example of Gros to examine a more general crisis of history painting at a time (the Napoleonic period) of major political and cultural transition.
Review
"There is much thought-provoking matter in this book, and many readers will find it rewarding to follow the author's investigation of the cultural complexities of the period."--Choice
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-215) and index.
Table of Contents
1. Questions of detail
2. Legitimization crisis
3. The moment of history painting
4. Painting war
5. Art and the state
6. Painting war II: La Bataille d'Eylau.
7. World history on horseback.
Bibliography
Index