The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement, 1860-1900 /

The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement, 1860-1900 / edited by Stephen Calloway and Lynn Federle Orr assisted by Esmé Whittaker. - London : V&A, 2011. - 296 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.

Published to accompany the exhibition The cult of beauty, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2 Apr. - 17 Jul. 2011, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 12 Sept. 2011 - 15 Jan. 2012 and de Young Museum, San Francisco, 18 Feb. - 17 June 2012.

Includes bibliography (p. 256-260), glossary of names and index.

'The Cult of Beauty' focuses on a period at the end of the 19th century when a group of artists, architects and designers found themselves linked by the search for a new beauty. This book brings together the finest pictures, furniture and decorative arts of this era. There is also a helpful glossary of names where the people prominent in the movement are listed with brief biographical notes.

Specialized.

9781851776283 (hbk.) : £40.00 1851776281 (hbk.) : £40.00


Aesthetic movement (Art)
Art, British--19th century.
Art and Design.

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