William Holman Hunt and Typological Symbolism (Routledge Revivals)

George P. Landow (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

210 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-84958-7 (ISBN)

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In this study, first published in 1979, Landow contends that Hunt’s version of Pre-Raphaelitism concerned itself primarily with an elaborate system of painterly symbolism rather than with a photographic realism as has been usually supposed. Like Ruskin, Hunt believed that a symbolism based on scriptural typology – the method of finding anticipations of Christ in Hebrew history – could produce an ideal art that would solve the problems of Victorian painting. According to Hunt, this elaborate symbolism could simultaneously avoid the dangers of materialism inherent in a realistic style, the dead conventionalism of academic art, and the sentimentality of much contemporary painting.

George Landow examines Hunt’s work in the context of this argument and, drawing on much unknown or previously inaccessible material, shows how he used texts, frames, and symbols to create a complex art of mediation that became increasingly visionary as the artist grew older. This book is ideal for students of art history.

George Landow examines Hunt's work in the context of this argument and, drawing on much unknown or previously inaccessible material, shows how he used texts, frames, and symbols to create a complex art of mediation that became increasingly visionary as the artist grew older. This book is ideal for students of art history.

List of Plates; Introduction; 1. To Elevate Materialism: Hunt’s Search for a New Iconography 2. Typological Symbolism in Hunt’s Major Works 3. Typological Symbolism in the Works of Other Members of the Pre-Raphaelite Circle; Epilogue; Notes to the Text; Select Bibliography; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
ISBN-10	1-138-84958-8 / 1138849588
ISBN-13	978-1-138-84958-7 / 9781138849587
Zustand	Neuware