Shestakov history of art history. History of English art

M.: Galart, 2010. - 480 p.

Real book- first national history English art, representing all the main periods of its development from its origins to the present. The book is richly illustrated with paintings from museums in the UK, USA and Russia. It is intended for art critics, artists and art lovers.

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CONTENT
Preface
Chapter 1. English art and national character
Chapter 2. Art of the Middle Ages
Development medieval architecture
Book miniature
Bestiaries
Chapter 3. The Art of the English Renaissance
Socio-historical background
Hans Holbein the Younger in England
The Rise of English Portrait
Shakespeare and the ideas of Italian humanism
Chapter 4. Emergence national school painting: William Hogarth
Chapter 5. Foundation Royal Academy arts and formation academic school
Chapter 6. “Grand Tour” - a journey to the Renaissance
History of the Grand Tour
From "Grand Tour" to "Grand Style"
“Features of fatal beauty”: Italy in English poetry
The Image of Italy in English Literature
John Ruskin and Walter Pater: two views of Italy
Chapter 7. The Golden Age of English Caricature
Characteristics of the genre
Peculiarities English humor
The emergence of the satirical press
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
James Gillray (1757-1815)
George Cruikshank, 1792 -1878
Russia in English caricature
Chapter 8. Between classicism and romanticism: Henry Fuseli
Chapter 9. English Romanticism
Chapter 10. Pre-Raphaelites: religion of beauty
Chapter 11. Russian-English artistic connections: dialogue of arts
Chapter 12. English landscape: the discovery of “picturesque” nature
Chapter 13. “The British Face”: the history of the English portrait
Chapter 14. Art of the 20th century
Post-Impressionism: the path to the avant-garde
Cubofuturism
Return to realism
Religious vision
Search abstract forms
From realism to surrealism
Pop art
The search for a “new substance”: Lucian Freud
Conclusion
Name index of English artists
List of illustrations

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Readers are presented with a textbook on the history of art history. It examines the development of the theory fine arts, architecture, music and drama from antiquity to the twentieth century. The book contains lists of recommended literature and topics for writing classes. This is the only thing in our Russian literature a manual for those studying the history of art and culture. The publication is intended primarily for students and teachers of art and humanitarian universities. It will also be useful to a wide circle readers interested in art history.

Publisher: "URSS" (2015)

ISBN: 978-5-9710-1667-0

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