The Peacock Room: A Cultural Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300076118 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Simulacrum said Whistler's Aesthetic Interior. "Remember," wrote the British art critic John Ruskin in 185Whistler's Aesthetic Interior "Remember," wrote the British art critic John Ruskin in 1853, "that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance." When a peacock unfolds its plumage, the eyespots on its feathers form exact logarithmic spirals, like those in a daisy, a pinecone, and a sunflower. Twenty years later, Ruskin's remark inspired the Aestheti. , "that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance." When a peacock unfolds its plumage, the eyespots on its feathers form exact logarithmic spirals, like those in a daisy, a pinecone, and a sunflower. Twenty years later, Ruskin's remark inspired the Aestheti. incisive view into the life style of Frederick Leyland This is an erudite investigation into the life styles of both Whistler and his patron Frederick Richards Leyland. Whilst being essentially an art book, it deals with its subject matter in a lively mannner which could well form the basis of a movie script.. Whistler's Peacock Room This is a thorough history of the social and cultural influences on James McNeil Whistler's work. The plates of his paintings and of this room are magnificent.
An account of the creation of James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, it's reception by the artist's patron, subsequent criticism, and ultimate museum installation in 1923. The author also includes details of dinner parties that took place in the room, and attempts to draw out insights into contemporary British culture.