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Gustave Courbet /

Child of materialism and positivism, Courbet was without a doubt one of the most complex painters of the nineteenth century. Symbolising the rejection of traditions, Courbet did not hesitate to confront the public with the truth by liberating painting of conventional rules. He became from then on th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riat, Georges
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Parkstone International, 2012.
Colección:Temporis collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Child of materialism and positivism, Courbet was without a doubt one of the most complex painters of the nineteenth century. Symbolising the rejection of traditions, Courbet did not hesitate to confront the public with the truth by liberating painting of conventional rules. He became from then on the leader of pictorial realism. This text on Courbet is the result of years of intensive research and traces with great care contradictory testimonies, the praises as well as the negative critics this controversial painter had during his times. By his precision as an art historian, Georges Riat sheds.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:1780429908
9781780429908