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Fairies in Victorian Art
The golden age of fairy painting lasted between 1840-1870, when fairies found expression in most of the Victorian arts - paintings, illustration, literature, theater, ballet, and music. The genre had a strong literary background, from the books of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream. These works, along with the Victorian obsession with spiritualism and the supernatural, created an atmosphere in which Fairy painting flourished.The work of the great fairy painters is examined - Dadd, Paton, Fitzgerald, and Richard Doyle - along with that of other Victorian painters like Landseer, Fuseli, Millais, Rossetti, and Rackham.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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Christopher Wood
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Christopher Wood was Britain's leading writer and broadcaster on the subject of Victorian art. For thirteen years he worked for the London auction house Christie's, becoming director of nineteenth-century paintings.
Christopher Wood was Britain's leading writer and broadcaster on the subject of Victorian art. For thirteen years he worked for the London auction house Christie's, becoming director of nineteenth-century paintings.
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July 31, 2013
Has a very nice selection of fairy pictures, and info about the painters. However, the on-page labeling is sometimes confusing or non-existent. Good, but not as impressive as The Pre-Raphaelites.
August 15, 2012
This book is full of beautiful pictures of fairies. It features work by John Anster Fitzgerald, Sir Joseph Noel Paton, Edward Robert Hughes, William Blake and many others. It is a wonderful collection of images, created by people with incredible artistic vision!
February 1, 2017
Nearly 5 stars. Checked it out from the library for a paper I'm writing, and I do very much want to buy it for myself, but it's not quite there to be marked 5, which I reserve for my absolute favorite books.
Very lovely overview, and high quality images in color throughout.
Very lovely overview, and high quality images in color throughout.
July 7, 2009
Not a bad book. The subject matter could fill several volumes, and of course you are left wanting more, but the pictures are lovely, and the text captivating.
April 15, 2016
Some Stunners!
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