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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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Farnham [u.a.] : Ashgate,
2010
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| Schlagworte: | Public sculpture, French War memorials Symbolism in art Realism in art Art and society Frankreich Plastik Kriegerdenkmal Deutsch-Französischer Krieg Geschichte 1870-1880 |
| Umfang: | XI, 206 S |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.