Museums in the German Art World - James J. Sheehan

Museums in the German Art World

From the End of the Old Regime to the Rise of Modernism
Buch | Hardcover
272 Seiten
2000
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513572-5 (ISBN)
139,95 inkl. MwSt
Combining the history of ideas, institutions and architecture, this study shows how the museum both reflected and shaped the place of art in German culture from the late-18th to the early-20th century. On a broader level, it explains the origin and character of the museum's role in modern culture.
Combining the history of ideas, institutions, and architecture, this study shows how the museum both reflected and shaped the place of art in German culture from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. On a broader level, it illuminates the origin and character of the museum's central role in modern culture.
James Sheehan begins by describing the establishment of the first public galleries during the last decades of Germany's old regime. He then examines the revolutionary upheaval that swept Germany between 1789 and 1815, arguing that the first great German museums reflected the nation's revolutionary aspirations. By the mid-nineteenth century, the climate had changed; museums constructed in this period affirmed historical continuities and celebrated political accomplishments. During the next several years, however, Germans became disillusioned with conventional definitions of art and lost interest in monumental museums. By the turn of the century, the museum had become a site for the political and cultural controversies caused by the rise of artistic modernism. In this context, Sheehan argues, we can see the first signs of what would become the modern style of museum architecture and modes of display.
The first study of its kind, this highly accessible book will appeal to historians, museum professionals, and anyone interested in the relationship between art, politics, and culture.

James J. Sheehan is Dickason Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History at Stanford University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 9.11.2000
Zusatzinfo 34 halftones
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 562 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Hilfswissenschaften
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften
Technik Architektur
ISBN-10 0-19-513572-5 / 0195135725
ISBN-13 978-0-19-513572-5 / 9780195135725
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