The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement, 1860-1900 / edited by Stephen Calloway and Lynn Federle Orr assisted by Esmé Whittaker.
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TextPublication details: London : V&A, 2011Description: 296 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cmISBN: 9781851776283 (hbk.) :; 1851776281 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Aesthetic movement (Art) | Art, British -- 19th century | Art and DesignDDC classification: 709.4'1'09034 Summary: '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.
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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.
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