The Trial of Gustav Graef : Art, Sex, and Scandal in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany /

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"Although largely forgotten now, the 1885 trial of German artist Gustav Graef was a seminal event for those who observed it. Graef, a celebrated sixty-four-year-old portraitist, was accused of perjury and sexual impropriety with underage models. On trial alongside him was one of his former mode...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hartston, Barnet P. (Barnet Peretz), 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Graef, Gustav, > 1821-1895.
Graef, Gustav, > 1821-1895 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Perjury)
Artists' models.
Artists.
HISTORY > Modern > 19th Century.
ART > Art & Politics.
HISTORY > Europe > Germany.
1800-1899.
Artistes > Allemagne > Berlin > 19e siecle.
Modeles (Art) > Allemagne > Berlin > 19e siecle.
Proces (Parjure) > Allemagne > Berlin > 19e siecle.
Nudes in art > 19th century.
Artists > Germany > Berlin > 19th century.
Artists' models > Germany > Berlin > 19th century.
Trials (Perjury) > Germany > Berlin > 19th century.
Germany > Berlin.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • The rise and fall of Gustav Graef
  • The trial as public spectacle
  • Artists and philistines
  • Women's voices / women's silences
  • Stories about others
  • A criminal justice system in crisis
  • Power conflicts in the courtroom
  • Epilogue
  • Conclusion.

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