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Painterly Enlightenment: The Art of Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1724-1796 (Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History)
Thomas Dacosta Kaufmann
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Paperback. Painterly Enlightenment: The Art of Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1724-1796 Series: Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: ACQ; AMC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724-1796) was an Austrian fresco painter known for his bold use of color. Although he has been recognized in the Central European regions where he worked, Maulbertsch has remained outside the general canon of art history. With Painterly Enlightenment, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann recovers the story of Maulbertsch, offering the first comprehensive English-language study of the long-neglected artist.
Kaufmann situates Maulbertsch as a fresco painter at a time of transition to easel painting, a colorist at a time when color was not fully appreciated by contemporary observers, and an interpreter of religious themes at a time ... Read more
Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724-1796) was an Austrian fresco painter known for his bold use of color. Although he has been recognized in the Central European regions where he worked, Maulbertsch has remained outside the general canon of art history. With Painterly Enlightenment, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann recovers the story of Maulbertsch, offering the first comprehensive English-language study of the long-neglected artist.
Kaufmann situates Maulbertsch as a fresco painter at a time of transition to easel painting, a colorist at a time when color was not fully appreciated by contemporary observers, and an interpreter of religious themes at a time ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469614809
SKU
V9781469614809
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About Thomas Dacosta Kaufmann
Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann is professor in the department of art and archaeology at Princeton University. He is author of many books, including the award-winning The School of Prague: Painting at the Court of Rudolf II; Court, Cloister and City: The Art and Culture of Central Europe; and Towards a Geography of Art.
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