Olympian dreamers : Victorian classical painters, 1860-1914
1983, 1st edition. London : Constable. Review copy. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #391476
ISBN: 0094621705
Physical description: 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-260) and index. Contents: Partial contents 1. Lord Leighton -- 2. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema -- 3. Sir Edward John Poynter -- 5. The aesthetic parnassus -- 6. Some lesser Olympians -- 7. John William Waterhouse -- 8. The twilight of the gods. Subjects: Watts, George Frederick 1817-1904; Alma-Tadema, Lawrence Sir 1836-1912; 1800-1899; Painting, English 19th century; Neoclassicism (Art) England; Painting, Victorian England; Mythology, Classical, in art; Mythology, Classical, in art; Lord Leighton, P.R.A. [1830-1896]; George Frederic Watts, R.A. [1817-1904]; Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R.A. [1836-1912]; Sir Edward J. Poynter, Bt., P.R.A. [1836-1919]; John William Waterhouse, R.A. [1849-1917]; Classicism in art; Painting, Edwardian; Painting, Modern-19th century-Great Britain; Painting, Victorian.
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