Impressionism : a feminist reading : the gendering of art, science, and nature in the nineteenth century / Norma Broude.
"This book is a pioneering reading of Impressionism from a feminist perspective by a noted art historian. Norma Broude analyzes the philosophical underpinnings of landscape painting in the late nineteenth century discussing the critical misconceptions attached to Impressionism, in particular th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Rizzoli,
1991.
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| Summary: | "This book is a pioneering reading of Impressionism from a feminist perspective by a noted art historian. Norma Broude analyzes the philosophical underpinnings of landscape painting in the late nineteenth century discussing the critical misconceptions attached to Impressionism, in particular the work of Monet. She explores the theory of Romanticism and the historiography of Impressionism as well as scientific writings of the nineteenth century. The book challenges present art historical thinking, applying feminist critiques to the art, literature, and philosophy of the nineteenth century. Key words and phrases: Impressionism, Claude Monet, Impressionists, Symbolists, Macchiaioli, Calotype, Romanticism, Camille Pissarro, J. M. W. Turner, Neo-Impressionism, John Rewald, John Constable, Barbizon school, Gare Saint-Lazarre, Georges Clemenceau, Jules Laforgue, Eugene Delacroix, Berthe Morisot, positivist, feminized."--GoogleBooks. |
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| Physical Description: | 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0847813975 9780847813971 0064302326 9780064302326 |