19th Century European Painting
Subtitle: David to Cezanne (Revised Edition)
Edition: Rev Sub edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 746
ISBN-13: 9780813339627
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Painting & paintings; c 1800 to c 1900; Painting; 19th Century Art; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Europe; Painting, European; European; History - General; Techniques - Painting; Urban Design & Architecture; Art History; 19th century
First sentence: The current of thought, known as the Enlightenment, that was to transform the political and intellectual life of Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century began in an effort to reform society by subjecting its customs and institutions to a rational examination: the objective truth, once established, would infallibly lead to improvement.