Basic instincts: love, lust and violence in the art of Joseph Highmore

This book will re-introduce Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), an artist of status and substance in his day, who is now largely unknown. It takes as its focus Highmore's small oil painting known as The Angel of Mercy (1746, Yale), one of the most shocking and controversial images in 18th-century Brit...

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Main Author: Riding, Jacqueline (Author)
Other Authors: Highmore, Joseph 1692-1780 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Paul Holberton Publishing [2017]
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Summary:This book will re-introduce Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), an artist of status and substance in his day, who is now largely unknown. It takes as its focus Highmore's small oil painting known as The Angel of Mercy (1746, Yale), one of the most shocking and controversial images in 18th-century British art.The book (and exhibition) seek to address this, while encouraging greater interest in, and appreciation for, this significant British artist. 00Exhibition: Foundling Museum, London, United Kingdom (29.09. -29.12.2017)
Physical Description:128 Seiten
ISBN:9781911300281

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