Screen LibraryThomas Gainsborough : the modern landscape /
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) is one of the great European painters of the 18th century. This volume is the first to present the English artist as a pivotal figure in the development of 'modern' landscape painting, a genre in which his painterly experiments were particularly innovative....
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Hamburger Kunsthalle ; Hirmer,
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| Publisher Address: | Hamburg : Munich : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English German |
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| Summary: |
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) is one of the great European painters of the 18th century. This volume is the first to present the English artist as a pivotal figure in the development of 'modern' landscape painting, a genre in which his painterly experiments were particularly innovative. Gainsborough himself favoured landscape painting, a field to which he made important contributions, over his well-known portraits. His works are fascinating for their painterly subtlety and technical variation. This volume brings together German and British traditions of viewing, interpreting, and studying |
| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, March 2-May 27, 2018. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-221). |
| ISBN: |
9783777429977 377742997X |
| Index Number: | ND497 |
| CLC: | J231(561)-28 |
| Call Number: | J231(561)-28/T456 |