Michael Dorsch

French Sculpture Following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-80

Realist Allegories and the Commemoration of Defeat

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Produktbeschreibung

French Sculpture Following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-80 investigates the role played by the trope of the 'strong woman, fallen man' in re-establishing morale among the French people following the Franco-Prussian War. Through in-depth study of selected works, Michael Dorsch explores how sculptors presented this recent history of defeat in commemorative monuments that increasingly dominated public space across France during the final decades of the nineteenth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 167mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781409403524
• ISBN-10: 1409403521
• Artikelnr.: 44971252

Autorenporträt

Michael Dorsch is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: 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
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.