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THE FINAL SPECTACLE

MILITARY PAITING UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE, 1855-1867
THOMA, JULIA

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The book examines military paintings in France in the 1850s and 1860s, when the genre experienced a new lease of life. It recreates the paintings' art -historical, historical and social context, and considers the explosion of military subjects in their own right r ather than as a consequence of war reporting. The paintings' entertainment value effectively communicated political agendas, caterin g to the emerging phenomenon of mass spectatorship and giving rise to innovative compositions. The book also looks at the other side of the a...[Read more]

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