Neoclassicism and Romanticism: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Drawings, 1750-1848

Rolf Toman

Könemann, 2000 - Art - 520 pages

The richly illustrated volume presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of the wealth and diversity if architecture and fine art of the period betweem 1750 and 1848. Whild Neoclassicism explicitly refers to a reflection on the principles of art and architecture of classical antiquity, the term Romanticism encompasses a much wider meaning, and is concerned primarily with the intellectual attitude of the artist. Neoclassicism and Romanticism are therefore not to be understood as opposite poles, but " as different approaches to solving the same historic situation preceding the emergence of Modernism"(Lankheit). The vivid expert illustrations contained in this comprehensive work provide the reader with a better understanding of the man aspects of this exciting epoch- COVER.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Neoclassicism and Romanticism: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Drawings, 1750-1848
• Editor: Rolf Toman
• Photographs by: Markus Bassler
• Edition: 4, illustrated
• Publisher: Könemann, 2000
• ISBN: 3829015755, 9783829015752
• Length: 520 pages
• Subjects: Art / History / General; Art / History / Romanticism; Literary Criticism / General