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This book traces some key developments in British 18th- and 19th-century painting, focusing in particular on the outstanding portraits and landscapes in the National Gallery's collection. Compare what rival portrait painters Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds offered their sitters: the choice between shimmering colours and expressive brushwork, or ennobling classical references. Their techniques and philosophical ideals would be challenged and developed even further by the next generation. The ground-breaking landscapes that Constable and Turner produced inspired the French Impressionists, and are still among the world's favourite paintings today.
Author: Louise Govier
ISBN-10: 1857094875
ISBN-13: 9781857094879
Publisher: National Gallery London
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.50h x 9.00w x 0.50d
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