Hogarth and Europe

Name: Hogarth and Europe
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SKU: 9781849767682
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This book explores the work of William Hogarth, a leading British artist of the eighteenth century known for his paintings, prints, satire and social critique. It places Hogarth alongside major European contemporaries such as Watteau, Chardin, Troost and Longhi, highlighting exchanges of influence across London, Paris, Venice and Amsterdam. Through rich illustrations and period maps, the volume illuminates themes of city life, social protest, sexuality and satire that resonate strongly today, framing Hogarth as a significant figure in European art history beyond his British roots.
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Ideal for readers interested in eighteenth-century art and culture, those studying European art history, and anyone fascinated by social and political themes in visual arts.

William Hogarth; seen here alongside the major European contemporaries who influenced him or took their inspiration from him. This book casts new light on the artists and their times, focusing on the themes of social protest, sexuality, satire and city life – centred on London, Paris, Venice and Amsterdam.

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It was a century of war (mostly) and peace (occasionally), of extraordinary wealth and grinding poverty, gargantuan appetites and desperate famines, high ideals and hypocrisy, a century of intellectual, social and religious turmoil. In this fertile turbulence flourished one of Britain's greatest artists: painter, printmaker, satirist, and social critic William Hogarth, of whom the essayist and poet Charles Lamb once said, 'Other pictures we look at; his pictures we read'.

Illustrating the full range of Hogarth's most important paintings and prints, Hogarth and Europe shows them in a new light, juxtaposed with work by major European contemporaries who influenced him or took their inspiration from him in their painting of modern life — including Watteau, Chardin, Troost, and Longhi. Hogarth is revealed not only as a key figure in British art history, but also as a major European artist.

It is also a tale of four cities: London, Paris, Venice, and Amsterdam, represented in maps from the period. The themes of city life, social protest, sexuality, and satire which come to the fore in the art of Hogarth and his contemporaries are very much alive today.

In the fertile turbulence of the eighteenth century flourished one of Britain's greatest artists: painter, printmaker, satirist, and social critic William Hogarth. Seen here alongside the major European contemporaries who influenced him or took their inspiration from him, Hogarth is revealed not only as a key figure in British art history, but also as a major European artist.

Hogarth and Europe casts new light on the artists and their times, focusing on the themes of social protest, sexuality, satire, and city life — centred on London, Paris, Venice, and Amsterdam.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849767682

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tate Publishing

Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Martin Myrone
Edited by Alice Insley
Contributions by Temi Odumosu
Contributions by Paul Knolle
Contributions by Sonia Barrett
Contributions by Josephina de Fouw
Contributions by Cora Gilroy-Ware
Contributions by Meredith Gamer
Contributions by Lubaina Himid

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Martin Myrone is Convenor, British Art Network, at the Paul Mellon
Mellon Centre, London
Alice Insley is Assistant Curator at Tate Britain.