Painting antiquity ancient Egypt in the art of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter and Edwin Long / Stephanie Moser.

Author/creator Moser, Stephanie
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxxv, 596 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, 1836-1912--Criticism and interpretation.
Poynter, Edward John, 1836-1919--Criticism and interpretation.
Long, Edwin Longsden, 1829-1891--Criticism and interpretation.
Painting, British--19th century. --Themes, motives.
Archaeology and art.
Antiquities in art.

Contents Antiquity in the art of Alma-Tadema, Poynter and Long : background, training and appraisals -- Embracing antiquity : the early Egyptian works of Alma-Tadema and Poynter -- 'Something more than painting' : Alma-Tadema, Poynter and the establishment of archaeological genre painting -- Evoking antiquity with heart and mind : Alma-Tadema's and Poynter's Egyptian paintings of the 1870s -- A fascination for 'local colour' : Edwin Long and the customs of ancient Egypt -- From genre to spectacle : Alma-Tadema's return to Egypt -- The currency of objects : artistic, historical and cultural contexts of archaeological genre painting in Britain -- Objects and images : Egyptological and archaeological sources for British archaeological genre painting -- Learned artistry : the methods and preparatory materials of Alma-Tadema, Poynter and Long -- 'A new type of beauty' : critical reception of archaeological genre painting in the nineteenth century -- Rise and fall : critical reception of archaeological genre painting in the new century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019015757
ISBN9780190697020 (hardback)