ART NOUVEAU AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION

Art Nouveau was a style for a new age, but it was also one that continued to look back to thepast. This new study shows how in expre ssing many of their most essential concerns sexuality, death and the nature of art its artists drew heavily upon classical litera ture and theiconography of classical art. It challenges the conventional view that Art Nouveau's adherentsturned their backs on Clas sicism in their quest for new forms. Across Europe and NorthAmerica, artists continued to turn back to the ancient world, and in par ticular to...[Read more]