Eighteenth Century Women Artists
Subtitle: Their Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Published: Sep 15, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781910787502
Description: The eighteenth century was an age when not only the aristocracy but a burgeoning middle class could enjoy a remarkable flowering of the arts. But it was a man?s world; any woman who wished to succeed as an artist had to overcome numerous obstacles. In a society in which women were required to marry, reproduce, and conform to rigid social conventions a professional artist risked becoming an object of gossip and hostility. Nevertheless, for a woman who had charm and good looks, was ambitious, and allied talent with hard work, success was attainable. This book examines the careers and working lives of celebrated artists like Angelica Kauffman and Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun but also of those who are now forgotten. As well as assessing the work itself ? from history and genre painting to portraits ? it considers artists? studios, the functioning of the print market, how art was sold, the role of patrons and the flourishing world of the lady amateur. It is enriched by up to 55 illustrations in glorious colour.
Notes: Source title: Eighteenth Century Women Artists: Their Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs