French sculpture following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 - 80 : realist allegories and the commemoration of defeat

Introduction -- The hermaphroditic power of Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière's Allegory of resistance -- The emperor's furrowed brow and the prostitute's imperious gaze : social degeneracy writ large -- Antonin Mercié's Gloria victis and the mollification of the French psyche -- T...

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Auteur principal: Dorsch, Michael (Auteur)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: Farnham [u.a.] : Ashgate, 2010
Sujets:Public sculpture, French War memorials Symbolism in art Realism in art Art and society Frankreich Plastik Kriegerdenkmal Deutsch-Französischer Krieg Geschichte 1870-1880
Description matérielle:XI, 206 S
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The hermaphroditic power of Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière's Allegory of resistance
  • The emperor's furrowed brow and the prostitute's imperious gaze : social degeneracy writ large
  • Antonin Mercié's Gloria victis and the mollification of the French psyche
  • The soldier's bandaged foot : state sponsorship of the image of defeat in the 1879 concours for the Monument to La Défense de Paris
  • Auguste Rodin's The Age of bronze : commemoration stripped bare
  • Conclusion.