Add to ORKGAlthough discredited by seventeenth-century scientists, temperament theory â which attributed human moods to the interaction of four distinct bodily fluids or âhumoursâ â was refashioned a century later to create a moral and physiological typology of social classes. This revival was the work of leading physiologists of the time, but the impact of their thinking extended far beyond medicine to embrace the history of ideas and, in particular, the representation of the human body in art. In this richly-illustrated book, Tony Halliday argues that matters of artistic representation were closely connected to medical and political discourses throughout the later eighteenth century, especially during the successive phases of the French Revolution...
During the 19th century, France was a cultural stronghold filled with political aspects and dreams. ...
For a number of French and English writers of the mid to late nineteenth century and early twentieth...
The thesis examines the representation of the body in the work of the eighteenth-century French libe...
Although discredited by seventeenth-century scientists, temperament theory – which attributed human ...
Parution - The temperament nude. Class, medicine and representation in eighteenth-century France HAL...
The human body has always been one of the most important subjects for European artists. But the way ...
Assuming an interdisciplinary approach that acknowledges the synergetic relationship between art his...
Early seventeenth-century French art has hitherto been the domain of specialists and connoisseurs. T...
From the glorified idealism of Classical Antiquity and the perfect proportions of the Renaissance, t...
During the sixteenth century, many individuals became fascinated by the human form, which led to an ...
From the mid-eighteenth century, critics and writers denigrated mythological subjects in French visu...
The early modern period was an age of anatomical exploration and revelation, with new discoveries ca...
In this innovative volume, leading scholars examine the role of the body as a primary site of politi...
textOn February 1, 1806, the Monthly Magazine printed a letter from France that describes Napoleon ...
This dissertation examines relationships between representations of diseased skin and the surface of...
During the 19th century, France was a cultural stronghold filled with political aspects and dreams. ...
For a number of French and English writers of the mid to late nineteenth century and early twentieth...
The thesis examines the representation of the body in the work of the eighteenth-century French libe...
Although discredited by seventeenth-century scientists, temperament theory – which attributed human ...
Parution - The temperament nude. Class, medicine and representation in eighteenth-century France HAL...
The human body has always been one of the most important subjects for European artists. But the way ...
Assuming an interdisciplinary approach that acknowledges the synergetic relationship between art his...
Early seventeenth-century French art has hitherto been the domain of specialists and connoisseurs. T...
From the glorified idealism of Classical Antiquity and the perfect proportions of the Renaissance, t...
During the sixteenth century, many individuals became fascinated by the human form, which led to an ...
From the mid-eighteenth century, critics and writers denigrated mythological subjects in French visu...
The early modern period was an age of anatomical exploration and revelation, with new discoveries ca...
In this innovative volume, leading scholars examine the role of the body as a primary site of politi...
textOn February 1, 1806, the Monthly Magazine printed a letter from France that describes Napoleon ...
This dissertation examines relationships between representations of diseased skin and the surface of...
During the 19th century, France was a cultural stronghold filled with political aspects and dreams. ...
For a number of French and English writers of the mid to late nineteenth century and early twentieth...
The thesis examines the representation of the body in the work of the eighteenth-century French libe...