French sculpture following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 - 1880 : realist allegories and the commemoration of defeat

French sculpture following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 - 1880 realist allegories and the commemoration of defeat

Introduction -- The hermaphroditic power of Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière's Allegory of resistance -- The emperor's furrowed brow and the prostitute's imperious gaze : social degeneracy writ large -- Antonin Mercié's Gloria victis and the mollification of the French psyche -- T...

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1. Verfasser: Dorsch, Michael (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Farnham u.a. Ashgate 2010
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Public sculpture, French > 19th century > War memorials > France > Symbolism in art > Realism in art > Art and society > History > Frankreich > Plastik > Geschichte 1870-1890 > Kriegerdenkmal > Geschichte 1870-1880
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- The hermaphroditic power of Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière's Allegory of resistance -- The emperor's furrowed brow and the prostitute's imperious gaze : social degeneracy writ large -- Antonin Mercié's Gloria victis and the mollification of the French psyche -- The soldier's bandaged foot : state sponsorship of the image of defeat in the 1879 concours for the Monument to La Défense de Paris -- Auguste Rodin's The Age of bronze : commemoration stripped bare -- Conclusion
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 206 S.
Ill.
ISBN:9781409403524
978-1-4094-0352-4