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Round Table Discussion: What Happened to History Painting in Victorian Britain?
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Matthew Potter, lecturer in Art History, University of Plymouth
History Painting in the Nineteenth Century
In the grand narratives of British art history, the concept of History Painting has assumed a mythic status, especially in the widespread belief in its decline. Yet behind this conventional veneer it is possible to discover a history for this genre in art that is more forgiving. As Paul Barlow rightly asserts, History Painting's present reputation is in large part due to the effect of the Modernist critical backwash: self-importantly large canvases, stuffy moral didacticism and ...
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