David to Delacroix : the rise of romantic mythology

David to Delacroix : the rise of romantic mythology / Dorothy Johnson.

Author/creator	Johnson, Dorothy, 1950-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Description	xi, 233 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Mythology, Classical, in art. Romanticism in art--France. Psychology and art--France. Art, French--18th century --Themes, motives. Art, French--19th century --Themes, motives.

Series	Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history. ^A410183
Contents	Introduction. David and the rise of romantic mythology -- Eros and the origins of art : Girodet's mythic meditations -- From Eros to Thanatos : the mapping of the mythological body -- Ingres and the enigma -- Mythological madness and the feminine : from Gros's suicidal Sappho to Delacroix's murderous Medea -- Conclusion. The continuum of myth.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010032658
ISBN	9780807834510 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807834513 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	N7760 .J64 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold