Author: Baumgartel, Bettina ed.
Title: Dusseldorf School of Painting and Its International Influence 1819-1918.
Description: Imhof verlag, 2011 Hardcover, 440 pages, Illustrated. Text in English. fine. ISBN 9783865687371. ¶ One of the most important European art institutions of the 19th century is explored in this guide to the Düsseldorf School of Painting. The catalog offers a representative overview of the school within its international context from romanticism to impressionism, presenting 25 authoritative essays that draw from the most current research. Featuring biographies and portraits of 230 artists from 20 different countries, it illustrates the institution's community as well as the religious dimension of its collected works. The French influences on the school's artists are examined along with the controversies and dialogue between Düsseldorf and the cities of Munich and Frankfurt, the German'Belgian and Norway'Düsseldorf cultural transfers, the dissemination of the Düsseldorf School in America, the institution's fellowship and parallels with Russian painters, and more. An index of foreign artists, a list of selected literature, and short biographies of the contributing authors are also included.

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