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National identity and nineteenth-century Franco-Belgian sculpture / Jana Wijnsouw.
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Wijnsouw, Jana
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English
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New York ; London : Routledge, 2018.
©2018
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xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use Only
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Sculpture, Belgian
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19th century
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Sculpture, Belgian
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French influences
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19th century
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Nationalism and art
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Belgium
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Routledge research in art history
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This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less-studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists, that supposedly constituted a 'national sculpture.' By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugene Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I 1830-1850: Belgium's 'Big Bang' and the Emergence of Its Sculpture School 15
1 Politics 17
1.1 Sculpture for a New Country: Art as a Unifier 17
2 Education 22
2.1 Defying 'Enemies of Our True Nationality': The Academy of Antwerp 22
2.2 Enemies within the Borders of the Nation: Antwerp vs. Brussels 25
2.3 Out with the Old, in with the New: The Academy of Brussels 26
2.4 Outside the Classroom, into the Studio 30
3 Exhibitions 35
3.1 The Belgian Salons: An Exclusive Party 35
4 Public Commissions 37
4.1 Guillaume Geefs, 'le seul sculpteur belge' 37
4.1.1 General Augustin Belliard, 'plus Beige que Français'? 52
4.1.2 Geefs' Peter Paul Rubens: 'King of the Flemish Painter School' 57
4.1.3 A Battle of Heroes: Rubens vs. Belliard 62
4.2 Louis-Eugène Simonis, 'père de la sculpture belge moderne' 62
4.2.1 Simon Stevin, an Ambiguous Choice 68
4.2.2 Godfrey of Bouillon, a Belgian Hero Ahorse 71
4.3 A Battle of Sculptors: Geefs vs. Simonis 73
Part II 1850-1880: A Foreign Prevalence and Non-Belgian Sculpture 77
5 Politics 79
5.1 Sculpture Midway through the Century: Art as a Sign of Unity 79
6 Education 83
6.1 The Academies: Expansion and Consolidation 83
6.2 Beyond Academies and Borders: The Private Studio 86
7 Exhibitions 90
7.1 Sculpture at the Salons: The Road to National and International Fame and Claim 90
7.2 'National Schools' at the International Exhibitions: Constructed (or) Reality? 95
7.2.1 Cultural Shards and Patches 95
7.2.2 The 'boulangerie nationale' 97
7.3 Jean Baptiste Carpeaux in Belgium: Visiting, Exhibiting, Inspiring 99
8 Public Commissions 102
8.1 'Une question d'art ou une question de nationalité?' 102
8.2 French Sculptors in Belgium 103
8.2.1 A Clash at the Bourse of Brussels 103
8.2.2 'A Good-for-Nothing [Who] Will Soon Be Disposed of': Auguste Rodin in Belgium 114
8.2.3 Carrier-Belleuse in Belgium: The Sequel 118
8.2.4 Jules Bertin: 'enfant adoptif de Tongres', or a Frenchman? 124
8.3 Sculpture at the Palace of Justice: A Lesson Learned? 127
8.4 Une Question d'Art et une Question de Nationalité 130
Part III 1880-1895: A Renaissance of Belgian Sculpture 133
9 Politics 135
9.1 Artistic Prosperity and Economic Distress 135
9.2 Building for King and Country 140
10 Education 146
10.1 Antwerp: The 'Flemish' Academy 146
10.2 Van der Stappen's Reign at the Academy of Brussels 148
10.3 Finding Native Heritage Abroad 150
11 Exhibitions 157
11.1 The Old Ways: The Salons 157
11.2 Alternative Stages: L'Essor, Les XX, and La Libre Esthétique 159
11.3 National Success on an International Stage: The Paris Salons 165
11.4 Sculpture at the International Exhibitions: Yesterday's 'National Schools'? 168
12 Public Commissions 171
12.1 'Dans l'esprit des sculptures du grand Opéra de Paris': Two Statues for the Royal Museums of Fine Arts 171
12.2 The Renaissance of Sculpture in Belgium 180
12.3 Sculpting a(n) (Inter)National and Local Identity 184
Part IV 1895-1916: International Belgian Sculpture 187
13 Politics 189
13.1 King Leopold II, Belgian Chryselephantine Sculptures, and a French Garden 189
13.2 A New Political Movement, a New Sculpture 191
14 Education 197
14.1 Ever Looking Back: The Antwerp Academy 197
14.2 'La nature, c'est moi qui l'enseignel': Van der Stappen vs. Dillens in Brussels 198
14.3 A Need for Change: The Education Abroad 201
15 Exhibitions 203
15.1 Salons: The Old and the New 203
15.2 'La France aux Français!': The Paris Salons 207
15.3 Contradicting Storylines: Belgians at the International Exhibitions 208
15.3.1 Paris-1900 208
15.3.2 Ghent-1913 211
15.4 Meunier and Minne Exhibiting Abroad 215
15.5 Sculpture in Exile: Later Exhibitions 219
16 Public Commissions 221
16.2 Public Identity: Locality vs. Nationality 221
16.1.1 Le Débardeur, a Local Hero 221
16.1.2 Art Criticism Revised: Walloon Sculpture? 223
16.2 'Qu'importe la nationalité de l'artiste?': Meunier's Zola 226
16.3 Multiple Identities 230.
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9781138712515 ((hbk))
1138712515 ((hbk))
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990032764
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