British Baroque : power and illusion /

British Baroque : power and illusion /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : Tate Publishing, 2020.
Description:	176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Art, Baroque -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions. Arts, Baroque -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions. Art, British -- 17th century -- Exhibitions. Art, British -- 18th century -- Exhibitions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12241196

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Other authors / contributors:	Barber, Tabitha, editor. Tate Britain (Gallery), host institution.
ISBN:	9781849766814 1849766819
Notes:	Catalogue for an exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 5 February - 19 April, 2020. Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index.
Summary:	"This exhibition catalogue presents a fresh and visually breath-taking new look at the art of the late Stuart period in Britain (1660-1714). From the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714, the late Stuart period was a time of great change for Britain, and a rich, sophisticated, but largely overlooked era of art history. This exhibition book, created to accompany Tate Britain's 2020 exhibition British Baroque: Power & Illusion, explores how art and architecture were used by the crown, the church, and the aristocracy to project images of status in an age when the power of the monarchy was being questioned. Featuring the work of the leading painters of the day -- including Peter Lely, Godfrey Kneller, and James Thornhill -- it celebrates ambitious grand-scale portraits, the persuasive illusion of mural painting, the brilliant woodcarving of Grinling Gibbons, and the magnificent architecture of the great buildings of the age by Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and John Vanbrugh."--Publisher's description.

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Summary:	A fresh and visually breathtaking new look at the art of the late Stuart period in Britain (1660-1714) From the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714, the late Stuart period was a time of change for Britain. This book, which accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Britain, London, explores how art and architecture was used by the crown, the church, and the aristocracy to project images of power and status in an age when the power of the monarchy was being questioned. Including the work of the leading painters of the day-including Peter Lely, Godfrey Kneller, and James Thornhill-it celebrates ambitious grand-scale portraits, the persuasive illusion of mural painting, the brilliant woodcarving of Grinling Gibbons, and magnificent architecture by Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and John Vanbrugh for St Paul's Cathedral, Hampton Court and Blenheim Palace-the great buildings of the age. Here is the opportunity to encounter a rich, sophisticated, but largely forgotten era of art history.
Item Description:	Catalogue for an exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 5 February - 19 April, 2020.
Physical Description:	176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index.
ISBN:	9781849766814 1849766819