Just because the art is beautiful doesn't mean the artist was a saint
. . . Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists examines the lives of
nine great artists who were less than exemplary human beings in their
lives outside of their art. It explores the question, “Why do we
like magnificent art from artists who were awful human beings?” For
example, the great Baroque painter, Caravaggio, who developed the
chiaroscuro style of painting, was in constant trouble with the law,
even having killed a man in a duel. Frederick Remington, the great
painter of the American West, was an incredible racist and bigot. His
evocative paintings of Native Americans on the trail on horseback give
no hint of Remington’s enmity toward them and other ethnic groups in
America. Jackson Pollock? His irascibility and petulance were
compounded by a lifelong battle with alcoholism, ultimately leading to
a fatal automobile accident. Whistler and Courbet were philanderers
and libertines. Scoundrels introduces people to great art by showing
the more salacious side of the personal lives of great artists over
time. This book not only tells the stories of a dozen artists, but
explores how to look at art and the separation between art and artist.
This lively narrative is enhanced by over 100 full-color reproductions
of great paintings and details from them.
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ISBN
9781538126783
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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