A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art

by Linda Walsh

A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them. 

288 pages, Paperback

Published August 29, 2016

Reviews

[Robert Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a clear, informed and informative introduction to the context of artistic production in the Eighteenth century. I found it particularly strong in its discussion of the tensions between the hierarchy of genres, and the factors affecting portraiture. There's also a handy website with further resources and additional chapters on Asian art in this period. There is a slight bias toward France and personally I would have liked to have seen further consideration of Britain and Italy, but this is a minor point. Also, the author does tend to overuse quotation marks around vernacular terms (for example - "jobbing" artists) which grates after a while. This is a well written text so she should have had more confidence in her choice of vocabulary.

[pata22 · Rating 1 out of 5]

this was the most boring book i've ever had to read holy shit