Rediscoveries in art : some aspects of taste, fashion, and collecting in England and France

264 Pages·1976·43.276 MB·English

by  Francis Haskell

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Francis Haskell
Rediscoveries in Art: Some Aspects
of Taste, Fashion and Collecting
in England and France
THE WRIGHTSMAN LECTURES
Cornell University Press

Francis Haskell
REDISCOVERIES
IN ART
Some Aspects of Taste, Fashion and Collecting
in England and France
THE WRIGHTSMAN LECTURES delivered under the
auspices of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Cornell University Press Ithaca, New York
This is the seventh volume of the Wrightsman Lectures,
which are delivered annually under the auspices of the
New York University Institute of Fine Arts
© 1976 by Phaidon Press Limited, 5 Cromwell Place, London SW7 2JL
All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review,
this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any
form without permission in writing from the publisher. For
information address Cornell University Press, 124 Roberts Place,
Ithaca, New York 14850
First published 1976 by Cornell University Press
International Standard Book Number 0-8014-0995-0
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 75-21656
Printed in Great Britain by The Pitman Press, Bath
Contents
List of Plates vii
Preface i
Introduction 3
Chapter 1
Hierarchies and Subversion
Chapter 2
Revolution and Reaction 24
Chapter 3
The Two Temptations 45
Chapter 4
Taste and History 71
Chapter 3
Spreading the News 96
Plates 119
Books and Articles consulted
Index 243
For Ellis Waterhouse