Picturing War in France, 1792–1856 

《1792-1856年的法国绘画战争》

Hardcover: 208页

出版社: Yale University Press (2018年2月6日)

语种： English

ISBN-10: 0300228260

ISBN-13: 978-0300228267

产品尺寸及重量: 216 x 279 x 20.32mm | 1,207g

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准 

内容简介

From the walls of the Salon to the pages of weekly newspapers, war imagery was immensely popular in postrevolutionary France. This fascinating book studies representations of contemporary conflict in the first half of the 19th century and explores how these pictures provided citizens with an imaginative stake in wars being waged in their name. As she traces the evolution of images of war from a visual form that had previously been intended for mostly elite audiences to one that was enjoyed by a much broader public over the course of the 19th century, Katie Hornstein carefully considers the influence of emergent technologies and popular media, such as lithography, photography, and panoramas, on both artistic style and public taste. With close readings and handsome reproductions in various media, from monumental battle paintings to popular prints, Picturing War in France,1792–1856 draws on contemporary art criticism, war reporting, and the burgeoning illustrated press to reveal the crucial role such images played in shaping modern understandings of conflict.

Review

“Hornstein’s methodology, groundbreaking research, wealth of documentation, and visual model make this book an innovative work that will be vital as a study reference. It also provides rich insight into the transformations that occurred in French society in the first half of the nineteenth century.” —Camilla Murgia, caa.reviews

“Hornstein respects the complexity of her subject, and the result is a deeply fascinating book.”—David O’Brien, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide

Book Description

This fascinating study looks at representations of contemporary warfare in postrevolutionary France and explores the important role these immensely popular images played in reshaping understandings of conflict and national collectivity.