a| 9781138712515

a| 73.036 2| KASK

a| Wijnsouw, Jana

a| National identity and nineteenth-century Franco-Belgian sculpture.

a| New York : b| Routledge, c| 2018.

a| XIII, 265 p. : b| ill.

a| Routledge research in art history.

a| This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less-studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists, that supposedly constituted a 'national sculpture.' By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugene Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.

a| Sculpture, Belgian y| 19th century

a| Beeldhouwkunst: Geschiedenis: 19de eeuw

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b| KASK c| KUB j| 73.036 / WIJN / 2018 p| 000050647227

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