Author: Stephen Bann
Publisher: National Gallery London
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This book presents "The execution of Lady Jane Grey" with other major history paintings and preparatory sketches that made Delaroche's reputation during his lifetime. The authors also discuss varied visual and cross-cultural influences such as popular prints and theatre on his particular approach to depicting English history. Other inspirations are outlined, including the recent discovery that the probable model for Lady Jane Grey was a well-known Parisian actress, thus shedding further light on Delaroche's interest in theatre. This study is complemented by an essay by John Guy, the distinguished Tudor historian, who outlines the short life of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for nine days, and the development of her enduring mythical status as an innocent martyr. Exhibition: National Gallery, London, 24 February to 23 May 2010.
Painting History
Author: Stephen Bann
Publisher: National Gallery London
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This book presents "The execution of Lady Jane Grey" with other major history paintings and preparatory sketches that made Delaroche's reputation during his lifetime. The authors also discuss varied visual and cross-cultural influences such as popular prints and theatre on his particular approach to depicting English history. Other inspirations are outlined, including the recent discovery that the probable model for Lady Jane Grey was a well-known Parisian actress, thus shedding further light on Delaroche's interest in theatre. This study is complemented by an essay by John Guy, the distinguished Tudor historian, who outlines the short life of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for nine days, and the development of her enduring mythical status as an innocent martyr. Exhibition: National Gallery, London, 24 February to 23 May 2010.
Publisher: National Gallery London
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This book presents "The execution of Lady Jane Grey" with other major history paintings and preparatory sketches that made Delaroche's reputation during his lifetime. The authors also discuss varied visual and cross-cultural influences such as popular prints and theatre on his particular approach to depicting English history. Other inspirations are outlined, including the recent discovery that the probable model for Lady Jane Grey was a well-known Parisian actress, thus shedding further light on Delaroche's interest in theatre. This study is complemented by an essay by John Guy, the distinguished Tudor historian, who outlines the short life of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for nine days, and the development of her enduring mythical status as an innocent martyr. Exhibition: National Gallery, London, 24 February to 23 May 2010.
Art Index Retrospective
Men of the Time
Author: Thompson Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The Men of the Time, Etc. Seventh Edition, ... Brought Down to the Present Time. Edited by G. H. Townsend
The Art Collector
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton
Author: Mrs. Russell Barrington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Victorian
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Victorian
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors
Author: John Foster Kirk
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Great Men and Famous Women
Author: Charles Francis Horne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Christian Work
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description