From the Classicists to the Impressionists: Art and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century

by Elizabeth Gilmore Holt (editor)

This collection of letters, journals and essays lucidly demonstrates the spirit of revolt against traditional forms and values which characterized the artistic expression of the 19th century.

Includes selections from Goya, Degas, Sendhal, Ruskin, Baudelaire, Constable, Courbet, Rodin, Cezanne, and more!

Genres: Art, Art History, 19th Century

555 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Elizabeth Gilmore Holt was an American art historian. She taught at Duke University, American University, and Michigan State University and was editor of A Documentary History of Art, Volume II: Michelangelo and the Mannerists, From the Classicists to the Impressionists, Triumph of Art for the Public, 1875-1848, and The Art of All Nations: 1850-1873.