14 The Return of Rome

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1 First Marks 1
4. 2 The Story Unfolds 9
5. 3 The Illusion of Life 17
6. 4 Copycats 25
7. 5 Paths to the Afterlife 33
8. 6 Art Embraces Religion 41
9. 7 Storm Clouds Gather 48
10. 8 The Art of Propaganda 56
11. 9 Masons, Moai and Materials 63
12. 10 The Renaissance Begins 70
13. 11 Northern Lights 77
14. 12 A Matter of Perspective 85
15. 13 East Meets West 92
16. 14 The Return of Rome 100
17. 15 Fire and Brimstone 108
18. 16 Here Come the Barbarians 115
19. 17 The Reign in Spain 123
20. 18 The Theatre of Life 131
21. 19 New Ways of Seeing 139
22. 20 The Lie of the Land 146
23. 21 Still Life and Life Stilled 153
24. 22 Rococo Escapism and London Life 161
25. 23 The Royal Academy: Home and Away 169
26. 24 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity? 177
27. 25 Romanticism to Orientalism 185
28. 26 Reality Bites 193
29. 27 The Impressionists 201
30. 28 Artists Take a Stand 209
31. 29 The Post-Impressionists 217
32. 30 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 225
33. 31 Ripping up the Rule Book 233
34. 32 Art Becomes Political 241
35. 33 Land of the Free? 249
36. 34 The Aftermath of War 257
37. 35 American Art Comes of Age 265
38. 36 Sculpture Breaks the Mould 273
39. 37 We Don’t Need Another Hero 281
40. 38 A Postmodern World 289
41. 39 Go Large or Go Home 297
42. 40 Art as Resistance 305
43. Illustration Credits 312
44. Index 318