Main entry:

Wrigley, Richard.

Title & Author:

The origins of French art criticism : from the Ancien Régime to the Restoration / Richard Wrigley.

Publication:

Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Description:

xii, 427 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-416) and index.
The salon in context -- The salon -- In search of an art public -- Between the studio and the salon -- Censorshop and diffusion of criticism during the ancient regime -- The status of criticism -- The language of art criticism -- The hierarchy of the genres -- Conclusion -- Appendix I : Independent exhibitions, lotteries, and dubscription schemes -- Appendix II : Some extensions to salon exhibitions -- Appendix III : Production of salon pamphlets and press reviews -- Appendix IV : A question of attribution : Lefébure or Carmontelle?
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

This is the first general account of the formation of French art criticism from the later Ancien Regime to the Restoration which integrates art critical practices within the complex historical circumstances of the period. Between the mid-eighteenth century and the 1820s, art critical writing became an established feature of the Parisian art world. Richard Wrigley considers a wide range of pamphlets and journalism and explores the discourse of art criticism in the context of the dynamic political changes witnessed during this period. He locates the history of criticism within patterns of publishing, censorship, and authorship, and pays particular attention to the Salon exhibitions which provided the central focus for both official and dissenting estimations of the state of French art. The production of critical texts and the language that they employ draw together various modes of polemical and aesthetic discourse - from high minded theorising to vitriolic satires on contemporary art, artists, and institutions. In a period during which open political discussion was often severely constrained, Dr Wrigley shows that art criticism was a prime vehicle for debates about the political significance of French culture.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0198173962 (acid-free paper)
9780198173960 (acid-free paper)
0198174098
9780198174097

Subject:

Art criticism France History 18th century.
Art criticism France History 19th century.
Critique d'art France Histoire 18e siècle.
Critique d'art France Histoire 19e siècle.
Art criticism.
Kunstkritik
Kunstkritiek.
Critique d'art France 18e siècle.
Critique d'art France 19e siècle.
France.
Frankreich
Visual arts Criticism History
Paris (France)

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 102618
Call No.: ID N7475.W75; ID:94-B1625
Status: Available