The Galerie Espagnole and the Museo Nacional 1835-1853: Saving Spanish Art, or the Politics of Patrimony / Edition 1

The Galerie Espagnole and the Museo Nacional 1835-1853: Saving Spanish Art, or the Politics of Patrimony / Edition 1

by Alisa Luxenberg
ISBN-10:
0754661903
ISBN-13:
9780754661900
Pub. Date:
05/09/2008
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10:
0754661903
ISBN-13:
9780754661900
Pub. Date:
05/09/2008
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
The Galerie Espagnole and the Museo Nacional 1835-1853: Saving Spanish Art, or the Politics of Patrimony / Edition 1

The Galerie Espagnole and the Museo Nacional 1835-1853: Saving Spanish Art, or the Politics of Patrimony / Edition 1

by Alisa Luxenberg

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Overview

An important and critical re-evaluation of the Galerie Espagnole, this book presents new interpretations of the special collection of Spanish (or purportedly Spanish) paintings formed under Louis-Philippe and exhibited in the Louvre from 1838 through 1848. Alisa Luxenberg undertakes a new examination of the Parisian collection in relation to its lesser-known Spanish homologue, the Museo Nacional in Madrid, a collection of mostly old master Spanish paintings and sculptures that was formed at the very same time. Revealing the political agendas behind each museum, and the different manners in which their goals were pursued, Luxenberg analyzes the critical and visual reception of the collections as well as their intersection with contemporary debates about aesthetics and patrimony, the role of the art museum, and national and international politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780754661900
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 05/09/2008
Edition description: 1
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Alisa Luxenberg is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Georgia, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents: The two museums from a trans-Pyrenean perspective; The Galerie Espagnole: content and critical reception in France; The protagonists and their priorities; Conception: precedents and provocations; Creation: the mission; Responses in Spain to Taylor's mission and the Galerie Espagnole; The Spanish galleries: the Museo Nacional and Museos Provinciales; Rethinking the visual legacy of the Galerie Espagnole; Closing thoughts; Bibliography; Index.
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