Benjamin West and the Struggle to be Modern
Publisher: Merrell Publishers
Published: Oct 13, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781858946412
Description: "When he painted The Death of General Wolfe in 1770, Benjamin West helped to change the course of art. In this engaging new study, Loyd Grossman explores how, through its depiction of a heroic contemporary event, one of the eighteenth century's most iconic artworks gave visual expression to Enlightenment ideas about history and progress, and laid the foundations of a modern attitude that prevails to this day."--Publisher's description.