French Sculpture Following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870–80: Realist Allegories and the Commemoration...

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Michael Dorsch

French Sculpture Following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870–80

Realist Allegories and the Commemoration of Defeat

Michael Dorsch

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Routledge
08 November 2010

History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Sculpture

French Sculpture Following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-80 investigates the role played by the trope of the 'strong woman, fallen man' in re-establishing morale among the French people following the Franco-Prussian War. The study explores how certain French sculptors - including Falguière, Mercié, Barrias, and Rodin - presented this recent history of defeat in commemorative monuments that increasingly dominated public space across France during the final decades of the nineteenth century.

Though it focuses on French nationalism and the commemoration of war (or, as is the case with the French following the Franco-Prussian War, the commemoration of defeat), this volume also examines shifts in gender roles in the latter half of the nineteenth century, and the impact of military defeat on relations between the sexes. The book probes the aesthetic discourse of the period concerning the merits of traditional allegorical sculpture versus new-fangled realist sculpture in depicting modern life. Drawing on extensive archival research, Michael Dorsch gives a voice to the sculptures he discusses, restoring these often ignored works to their proper place in history.

By: Michael Dorsch
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781409403524
ISBN 10: 1409403521
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 08 November 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Dorsch is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, USA.

Reviews for French Sculpture Following the Franco-Prussian War, 1870–80: Realist Allegories and the Commemoration of Defeat

'Dorsch's book does a great deal to shed light on the complexity of late-nineteenth-century French sculpture and its contexts, deepening the ways in which the significance of sculptors such as Mercie and Falguiere should be understood.' David Getsy, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA