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Author Lorente, J. Pedro

Title Cathedrals of Urban Modernity : Creation of the First Museums of Contemporary Art
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (337 pages)
Series Routledge Revivals Ser
Routledge Revivals Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures; Introduction; 1 New kinds of museums in the nineteenth century: the 'cathedrals of urban modernity'; 2 State politics of art patronage in Paris: the Luxembourg Museum; 3 London galleries founded by private sponsors of Victorian art; 4 Galleries of (greater) nationalism: the German countries, the Slavonic nations and Italy; 5 The expanding wave: parallel endeavours in other Western cities; 6 Epilogue: The 'coming of age' of museums of contemporary art and the weight of the museological legacy; Bibliography
Summary First published in 1998, this volume explores the expanding wave of a new kind of museums of contemporary art in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lorente examines their 'coming of age' and the weight of their museological legacy, arguing that the establishment of great national museums of art at London and Paris radiated out, carrying their influence with it. This book emerged as part of a series on towns and cities and has a focus on London and Paris as centres of artistic innovation
Notes Index of people and museums cited in the text and notes
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Subject Art museums.
Art, Modern -- 19th century.
Art, Modern -- 20th century.
Art, Modern.
Art, Modern
Art museums
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429839849
0429839847