Venus In Exile

The Rejection Of Beauty In Twentieth-Century Art

by Wendy Steiner
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, November of 2002 ‧
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Ever since the renaissance, the female body has been a primary symbol of artistic beauty in the West. With the advent of the avant-garde and modernist art, beauty became suspect. This work explores how this happened, tracing the century's troubled relationship with beauty.

Venus In Exile

The Rejection Of Beauty In Twentieth-Century Art

by Wendy Steiner

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226772400
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: November of 2002
Language: English
Dimensions: 156 x 232 x 22 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 280
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Art > Aesthetics
EAN: 9780226772400