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Painterly enlightenmentThomas DaCosta Kaufmann

Painterly enlightenment

2005185 pages
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"Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724-1796) was an Austrian fresco painter known for his bold use of color. Although he has been recognized in the Central European regions where he worked, Maulbertsch has remained outside the general canon of art history. With Painterly Enlightenment, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann recovers the story of Maulbertsch, offering the most comprehensive English-language study of this long-neglected artist. Kaufmann's analysis provides a thorough foundation for the recovery of one of the great painters of eighteenth-century Europe, a colorist worthy of comparison to the best of…

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  • Hardcover · English · 2006
    The University of North Carolina Press · 208 pages · 9780807829561
Austrian Mural painting and decorationCriticism and interpretationMural painting and decoration