Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe [electronic resource] : Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, c. 1790-1840 /
Bouwers, E.author.
The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood gave way to the protection of elite interests.
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword to the Series; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Spelling and Translation; Introduction: The journey of the European pantheonicimagination; 1 Pantheon: The history of a concept on the move; 2 Competition in the parliamentary pantheon in London; 3 The eclipse of exemplarity: The imperial pantheon in Paris; 4 A papal pantheon? Canova's 'illustrious Italians' in Rome; 5 'National education' in a royal pantheon in Regensburg; Conclusions: Public pantheons: A European history?; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-314) and index.
The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood gave way to the protection of elite interests.
Europe—History.
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Civilization—History.
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History, Modern.
Architecture.
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Social History.
Cultural History.
Arts.
Modern History.
Architectural History and Theory.