Edward Burne-Jones, Victorian Artist-Dreamer |
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Author:
| Wildman, Stephen |
Series title: | Metropolitan Museum of Art Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-300-08582-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Published to accompany an American exhibition of the work of the Victorian painter Edward Burne-Jones, this volume covers his whole career, not only the Pre-Raphaelite period for which he is best known. Burne-Jones created a style of romantic symbolism that had wide-reaching influence on British and European art. He was also an important force in the Arts and Crafts movement, producing with his friend, William Morris, decorative art ranging from ceramic tiles and stained glass to...
More DescriptionPublished to accompany an American exhibition of the work of the Victorian painter Edward Burne-Jones, this volume covers his whole career, not only the Pre-Raphaelite period for which he is best known. Burne-Jones created a style of romantic symbolism that had wide-reaching influence on British and European art. He was also an important force in the Arts and Crafts movement, producing with his friend, William Morris, decorative art ranging from ceramic tiles and stained glass to tapestries and illustrated books for Morris's renowned Kelmscott Press. The book reproduces all aspects of Burne-Jones's diverse and prodigious output.