Galerie espagnole and the Museo Nacional 1835-1853
Subtitle: saving Spanish art, or the politics of patrimony
By: Alisa Luxenberg.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754661900
Subjects: Louis-Philippe, -- King of the French, -- 1773-1850 -- Art collections; Musée du Louvre -- History -- 19th century; Museo del Prado -- History -- 19th century; Painting, Spanish -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- History -- 19th century; Painting, Spanish -- Collectors and collecting -- Spain -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The two museums from a trans-Pyrenean perspective; title: The Galerie espagnole: content and critical reception in France; title: The protagonists and their priorities; title: Conception: precedents and provocations; title: Creation: the mission; title: Responses in Spain to Taylor's mission and the Galerie espagnole; title: The Spanish galleries: the Museo nacional and Museos provinciales; title: Rethinking the visual legacy of the Galerie espagnole; title: Conclusion.