Le Neo-classicisme
by Hugh Honour, translated by Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat
Nouvelle edition d’un classique inegale de l’histoire des arts.
English summary: Neo-classicism is often misunderstood as a cold, pedantic, even bombastic artistic movement. The present volume seeks to rehabilitate Neo-classicism, explaining its esthetic, philosophical, and political implications, through the example of both famous and little-known artists from across Europe. French description: De tous les courants artistiques europeens, le neo-classicisme est sans doute celui sur lequel s’accumule le plus grand nombre de malentendus. Heureusement, depuis une trentaine d’annees, en France et a l’etranger, de nombreuses expositions ont ete consacrees a ce mouvement ou a ses plus grands heros. Malgre tout, les cliches ont la vie dure, selon lesquels le neo-classicisme serait un compose de froideur et de pedanterie, un art litteraire et grandiloquent. Hugh Honour en propose une rehabilitation passionnante, qui embrasse toutes les techniques artistiques. Au lieu d’offrir un survol chronologique scolaire, il explicite les enjeux esthetiques, philosophiques ou politiques, analyse quelques exemples cles, fait decouvrir des artistes singuliers et meconnus, qui partageaient des ideaux voisins d’un bout a l’autre de l’Europe, et rend justice a des genies tels que Ledoux, David ou Canova, dont il fait ressortir toutes les facettes.
Avant-propos Introduction 1. Classicisme et neo-classicisme Un changement de coeur Le risorgimento des arts 2. La vision de l'Antiquite Herculanum et Pompei Piranese et Winckelmann Homere 3. Art et revolution Art et politique Education Artistes et mecenes 4. L'ideal Nature et ideal Le nu neo-classique Quand la raison est architecte 5. Sensibilite et sublime Sens et sensibilite La mort neo-classique Le paysage neo-classique 6. Epilogue L'Empire Neo-classicisme et romantisme Repertoire des illustrations Orientations bibliographiques Addenda I (1976) Addenda II (1998) Remerciements Index
- By (author) Hugh Honour
- Translated by Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat
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