Problem pictures : women and men in Victorian painting / Pamela Gerrish Nunn.
Problem pictures : women and men in Victorian painting / Pamela Gerrish Nunn.
Problem pictures : women and men in Victorian painting / Pamela Gerrish Nunn.
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Publisher
Aldershot, Hants, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate Pub., c1995.
Call Numbers
N758.93053/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 172 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Gentlemen, geniuses and interlopers -- 2. 'Delightful but limited' -- 3. Trouble in Paradise -- 4. Broken blossoms -- 5. The domestication of history -- 6. 'Look homeward, angel!' -- 7. In Venus' train.
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Publisher
Aldershot, Hants, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate Pub., c1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
These essays examine Victorian painting in the light of this 'woman question' by analysing the change in representation of the family, romance, social issues such as emigration and colonialism, the use of the female nude and the traditions of portraiture, history-painting and still life. The art and artists are considered in a socio-political conte...
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Full title
Problem pictures : women and men in Victorian painting / Pamela Gerrish Nunn.
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Notes
General note
The nineteenth century.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-166) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1995.
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N758.93053/1
Record Identifier
74VvEq3pvaN3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvEq3pvaN3
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ISBN
1859281524
9781859281529
DDC
758.93053
MMS ID
991011555639702626
