Steven Parissien
Autor de George IV: Inspiration of the Regency
Sobre El Autor
Steven Parissien is Assistant Director of Yale University's Paul Mellon Centre for the Study of British Art in London.
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- Nombre canónico
- Parissien, Steven
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- London, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Educación
- University College, University of Oxford (BA|D.Phil)
- Ocupaciones
- cultural historian
architectural historian - Organizaciones
- Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
University of Plymouth
Compton Verney Art Gallery - Agente
- InkWell Management
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- Obras
- 19
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 601
- Popularidad
- #41,822
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 12
- ISBNs
- 35
- Idiomas
- 3
Canaletto (1697 - 1768) lived in England for about nine years from 1746 to 1756, broken by about 18 months return to Venice in 1850-51. Therefore although he is more famous for his Venetian views (verdute), the argument made in the first essay by Steven Parissien is that the English paintings represent Canaletto’s and his patrons view of England as a dynamic, modern nation with a powerful maritime future, both military and commercial. This is persuasively discussed, with brief but telling historical details, although I found Parissien’s quoting from a 2005 exhibition and critics reviews of that exhibition rather laboured (Pat Hardy’s use of quotes in the following essay is far less intrusive).
Canaletto’s London legacy is clearly discussed by Pat Hardy, who cites numerous examples, although the catalogue doesn’t illustrate a number of these. However, a lack of space probably meant that Hardy is unable to really expand with examples upon his statement that the impact of the arrival of Canaletto may have been more fragmented and complicated than may have previously been perceived.
Before leaving Canaletto, I must enthuse about William Marlow’s Capriccio: St Paul’s and a Venetian Canal (c.1795) now at the Tate Britain, which is just a delight and is usefully analysed in both essays.
The third essay, by Jacqueline Riding, explores the 1745 Jacobite rebellion through two famous pictures of Hogarth, O the Roast Beef of Old England and The March of the Guards to Finchley. Over half of this essay provides a history of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, which whilst very interesting as I had not read such a concise summary before, talks nothing about Hogarth’s art. There follows an interesting interpretation of these pictures, but only passing reference to Canaletto’s influence, in the unconvincing form of the gateway in O the Roast Beef of Old England echoing the arches of bridges in Canaletto’s London pictures.
The final essay by Oliver Cox describes the Georgian interest in King Alfred as an English (Anglo-Saxon) leader who withstood European (Viking) aggression, to mirror Georgians’ concerns about French aggression. I found this is a very interesting historical discussion, with examples from English gardens at Stowe and Stourhead (both National Trust properties).
Overall, this was an interesting book giving real insights into Georgian Britain, but to be read as a collection of essays, suggesting, rather than providing, an overarching argument.… (más)