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The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History -
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History -
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History -
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History -
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History -
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The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History
The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History

The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History

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An exciting narrative and visual history of The Artist's Studio, examining the myth and reality of the creative space from early times to today. 

The artist’s workplace has always been an imaginary as well as an actual location, an idealized utopia as well as the domain of dirty, back-breaking work. Written descriptions, paintings, prints and even photographs of the artist’s atelier distort as much as they document. This pioneering cultural history charts the myth and reality of the creative space from Ancient Greece to the present day.

Each chapter focuses on key developments of the studio space as seen in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar images. Mythical and divine makers, and some amateurs, are included, and so too are craftspeople – workers in metal and wood, potters, illuminators, weavers, embroiderers and architects to name a few.

Each carefully chosen example is placed within a cultural and political context, with the aim of correcting the historical imbalance that has long overlooked the many artisans who collaborated with artists.

Leading authority James Hall also extends the discussion to the artist’s museum and the artist’s house, as well as Plein Air painting and the development of portable studios.

  • English 
  • Hardback 
  • 288 pages 
  • Size: 24 x 16.5 cm

Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son Willem van de Velde the Younger were the most famous maritime artists of the 17th century and were instrumental to the birth of English seascape painting. They had studio space in the Queen's House for twenty years. Visit our exhibition The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea from 2 March 2023 exploring the life and work of these world-renowned

Dutch artists. Shop our exhibition gifts and books. Discover the full range. 

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