The Absolute Bourgeois: Artists and Politics in France, 1848-1851

T.J. ClarkThames & Hudson • ISBN-13 978‑0500272466

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The Absolute Bourgeois: Artists and Politics in France, 1848-1851

T.J. ClarkThames & Hudson

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ISBN-10: 0500272468 · ISBN-13: 978‑0500272466 · 1973 · 1982 Reprint

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This book explores the intersection of art and politics in France during the revolutionary period of 1848-1851. T.J. Clark examines how artists responded to and were influenced by the political upheavals of the time, focusing on figures like Baudelaire and the depiction of Liberty in art.

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Paperback1982 Reprint1973
Pages: 224Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Author: T. J. Clark

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Inferred: 19th-Century French PaintingInferred: French Realism

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