Art and Monist Philosophy in Nineteenth Century France From Auteuil to Giverny

ISBN-13: 9781032465388 / Twarda / 2023 / 194 str.

USA University of Delaware Nina (Department of Art History

Opis

This is a study of the relation between the fine arts and philosophy in France, from the aftermath of the 1789 revolution to the end of the nineteenth century, when a philosophy of being called “monism” – the concept of a unity of matter and spirit – emerged and became increasingly popular among intellectuals, artists and scientists.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments

Introduction. The Return of Lucretius 

1. The Auteuil Salon and Ideology 

2. Théodore Géricault. Soul and Body 

3. Self and Nature. Delacroix and the Aesthetics of Unity 

4. A Cosmic Vision. Monet's Giverny Circle 

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer is Professor Emerita of Art History at the University of Delaware, USA.