Nineteenth-century art

Written by a group of highly respected art historians, the fifth edition of this classic book has been fully revised and is now in full colour throughout. Each chapter now begins with an introduction that previews and summarizes its themes, helping to orient readers, while new Discussion Questions at the end of every chapter facilitate classroom discussion and help focus students' learning. Nine new box features provide both added depth and diversion, and highlight important aspects of nineteenth-century culture and thought, including madness, race, animals, ecology, evolution and utopianism; key concepts, such as the avant-garde and modernism; and important thinkers, including Marx, Ruskin and Baudelaire.
Emphasizing the vitality of nineteenth-century art, the authors use evocative and lucid prose to demonstrate how paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings by David, Géricault, Turner, Homer, Cassatt, Rodin, Van Gogh and many others remain relevant today.