19th Century European Painting
Subtitle: David to Cezanne (Revised Edition)
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 768
ISBN-13: 9780813365701
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Painting & paintings; c 1800 to c 1900; Techniques - Painting; European; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Europe; History - General; Urban Design & Architecture; Art History; 19th century; Painting, European
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.