In a departure from conventional biographies, this book concentrates on Hunterâ s position at the very centre of artistic, scientific and cultural life in London and in doing so, presents a sustained and critical account of the relationship between anatomy and artists over the course of the long eighteenth century.
In a departure from conventional biographies, this book concentrates on Hunterâ s position at the very centre of artistic, scientific and cultural life in London and in doing so, presents a sustained and critical account of the relationship between anatomy and artists over the course of the long eighteenth century.
Helen McCormack is a Lecturer in Art, Design, History and Theory at Glasgow School of Art. She studied Art History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and the History of Design and Material Culture at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal College of Art, London. She was the David Carritt Scholar in the History of Art at the University of Glasgow where she completed her PhD on the subject of William Hunter as a collector of the fine arts.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: Art, Science, Curiosity and Commerce Chapter One: Forming the Museum: Context and Chronology Chapter Two: The Great Windmill Street Anatomy School and Museum Chapter Three: Patronage and Patriots: Hunter and a National School of Artists Chapter Four: Collecting Ambitions (1770-1783) The Grand Tour Paintings Chapter Five: Pursuing the Imitation of Nature in and beyond the Royal Academy of Arts Bibliography Index
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: Art, Science, Curiosity and Commerce Chapter One: Forming the Museum: Context and Chronology Chapter Two: The Great Windmill Street Anatomy School and Museum Chapter Three: Patronage and Patriots: Hunter and a National School of Artists Chapter Four: Collecting Ambitions (1770-1783) The Grand Tour Paintings Chapter Five: Pursuing the Imitation of Nature in and beyond the Royal Academy of Arts Bibliography Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309