L'art du Xixème siècle

Thought from an international perspective open to Europe in the broadest sense (Scandinavian countries and Eastern Europe included) and to North America, this ambitious synthesis revisits more than a century of creation (1789-1914) . Breaking with the classic division of painting/sculpture/architecture/decorative arts/photography, she envisages a broader transversal approach. The 19th century was, in fact, the moment when theoretical reflection developed and where a true democratization of art, works, and heritage began. The training of artists, the reforms of the Salon, the emergence of the art market, the inflation of criticism, the birth of the museum, the conception of architecture and town planning, public sculpture, the development of photography... are all dimensions where the audience for whom the works are intended is involved. From art for art's sake to art for all, modern or academic artists find themselves confronted with the need to promote their creation, to exhibit it, to disseminate it...

ISBN: 9782850886775