Hollow Icons: Politics of Sculpture in 19th Century France

By Albert Boime

An examination of the relationships between sculptural production and the ideologies of those who commissioned it. The author argues that aesthetics counted for less in this production than the particular political and social orientation of the patron working closely with the sculptor.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873383540
• ISBN13: 9780873383547
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.