In his fascinating book Desire and excess Jonah Siegel explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the nineteenth century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Treating these developments as interrelated, he attempted to portray a culture in which art came to be thought of in powerful new ways. He illuminates the fruitful crises provoked when the longing for admired art is suddenly satisfied and the attention is diverted to its creator. Drawing upon the writings of art critics such as Hazlitt, Ruskin, and Wilde, this book depicts artistic passions and taste of the era.
Women Writing Art History in the Nineteenth Century written by Frazer sets out to correct received accounts of the
Women Writing Art History in the Nineteenth Century written by Frazer sets out to correct received accounts of the