Five hundred years of British art
(Book)
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Published
London : Tate Publishing, 2020.
Format
Book
ISBN
184976705X, 9781849767057
Physical Desc
240 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Status
Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks
709.41 M478 2020
1 available
709.41 M478 2020
1 available
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Published
London : Tate Publishing, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
184976705X, 9781849767057
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Description
Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This guide to the highlights of the collection provides an introduction to the development of British art over the centuries, telling the story of the collection and presenting a selection of the works on display. British art is also notable for genres unique to itself: group portraits, known as 'conversation pieces', focusing on social relations between friends, family and allies; themes from British literature, particularly Shakespeare, Milton and Tennyson (rather than classical mythology); and topical subjects in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries reflecting the wars with France and the scientific innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Hogarth ushered in an art of social engagement, as did the artists associated with the Young British Art movement more recently. This book reveals how 500 years of art can act as a lens through which to deepen our understanding of ourselves and society, past and present, in both Britain and in the rest of the world. This companion to the Tate collection provides a compendium of the history of British art, designed to offer readers an overview of the collection and demonstrate the range of art in the collection.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McSwein, K. (2020). Five hundred years of British art . Tate Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McSwein, Kirsteen. 2020. Five Hundred Years of British Art. Tate Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McSwein, Kirsteen. Five Hundred Years of British Art Tate Publishing, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McSwein, Kirsteen. Five Hundred Years of British Art Tate Publishing, 2020.
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