The Resource The conversation piece : making modern art in eighteenth-century Britain, Kate Retford
The conversation piece : making modern art in eighteenth-century Britain, Kate Retford
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- Summary
- Pioneered by William Hogarth (1697-1764) and his peers in the early 18th century, and then revitalized by Johan Zoffany (1733-1810), the conversation piece was an innovative mode of portraiture, depicting groups posed in landscape or domestic settings. These artists grappled with creating complex multi-figured compositions and intricate narratives, filling their paintings with representations of socially, nationally, and temporally precise customs. Paying particular attention to the vibrant (and at times fabricated) interior and exterior settings in these works, Kate Retford discusses the various ways that the conversation piece engaged with the rich material culture of Georgian Britain. The book also explores how these portraits served a wide array of interests and concerns among familial networks and larger social groups. From codifying performances of politeness to engaging in cross-cultural exchanges, the conversation piece was a complex and nuanced expression of a multifaceted society
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 425 pages
- Contents
-
- pt. 2
- SETTINGS
- 4.
- Fabricating Space I: Outside
- 5.
- Fabricating Space II: Inside
- pt. 3
- PEOPLE
- 6.
- ̀Familys done in Familiar case in Groups'
- pt. 1
- 7.
- Conversation of a well chosen Friend'
- 8.
- ̀Light Incidents'
- FRAMEWORKS
- 1.
- Making Modern Art
- 2.
- Staging the Art of Talk'
- 3.
- ̀Mode and Manner of the Time'
- Isbn
- 9780300194807
- Label
- The conversation piece : making modern art in eighteenth-century Britain
- Title
- The conversation piece
- Title remainder
- making modern art in eighteenth-century Britain
- Statement of responsibility
- Kate Retford
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Pioneered by William Hogarth (1697-1764) and his peers in the early 18th century, and then revitalized by Johan Zoffany (1733-1810), the conversation piece was an innovative mode of portraiture, depicting groups posed in landscape or domestic settings. These artists grappled with creating complex multi-figured compositions and intricate narratives, filling their paintings with representations of socially, nationally, and temporally precise customs. Paying particular attention to the vibrant (and at times fabricated) interior and exterior settings in these works, Kate Retford discusses the various ways that the conversation piece engaged with the rich material culture of Georgian Britain. The book also explores how these portraits served a wide array of interests and concerns among familial networks and larger social groups. From codifying performances of politeness to engaging in cross-cultural exchanges, the conversation piece was a complex and nuanced expression of a multifaceted society
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Retford, Kate
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- ND1314.4
- LC item number
- .R48 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Conversation piece (Portrait painting)
- Art and society
- Art and society
- Conversation piece (Portrait painting)
- Great Britain
- Art and Design
- Art and Design
- Label
- The conversation piece : making modern art in eighteenth-century Britain, Kate Retford
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-403) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 2
- SETTINGS
- 4.
- Fabricating Space I: Outside
- 5.
- Fabricating Space II: Inside
- pt. 3
- PEOPLE
- 6.
- ̀Familys done in Familiar case in Groups'
- pt. 1
- 7.
- Conversation of a well chosen Friend'
- 8.
- ̀Light Incidents'
- FRAMEWORKS
- 1.
- Making Modern Art
- 2.
- Staging the Art of Talk'
- 3.
- ̀Mode and Manner of the Time'
- Control code
- 973733390
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- xi, 425 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300194807
- Lccn
- 2017008586
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973733390
- Label
- The conversation piece : making modern art in eighteenth-century Britain, Kate Retford
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-403) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 2
- SETTINGS
- 4.
- Fabricating Space I: Outside
- 5.
- Fabricating Space II: Inside
- pt. 3
- PEOPLE
- 6.
- ̀Familys done in Familiar case in Groups'
- pt. 1
- 7.
- Conversation of a well chosen Friend'
- 8.
- ̀Light Incidents'
- FRAMEWORKS
- 1.
- Making Modern Art
- 2.
- Staging the Art of Talk'
- 3.
- ̀Mode and Manner of the Time'
- Control code
- 973733390
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- xi, 425 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300194807
- Lccn
- 2017008586
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973733390
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