Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment
English
A New York Times best art book of 2022
An A to Z exploration of the Enlightenments quest for understanding and change, as revealed in the eras prints and drawings
Are volcanoes punishment from God? What do a fly and a mulberry have in common? What utopias await in unexplored corners of the earth and beyond? During the Enlightenment, questions like these were brought to life through an astonishing array of prints and drawings, helping shape public opinion and stir political change. Dare to Know overturns common assumptions about the age, using the eras proliferation of works on paper to tell a more nuanced story. Echoing the structure and sweep of Diderots Encyclopédie, the book contains 26 thematic essays, organized A to Z, providing an unprecedented perspective on more than 50 artists, including Henry Fuseli, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Francisco Goya, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, William Hogarth, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Giambattista Tiepolo. With a multidisciplinary approach, the book probes developments in the natural sciences, technology, economics, and moreall through the lens of the graphic arts.
Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
(September 16, 2022January 15, 2023) See more
An A to Z exploration of the Enlightenments quest for understanding and change, as revealed in the eras prints and drawings
Are volcanoes punishment from God? What do a fly and a mulberry have in common? What utopias await in unexplored corners of the earth and beyond? During the Enlightenment, questions like these were brought to life through an astonishing array of prints and drawings, helping shape public opinion and stir political change. Dare to Know overturns common assumptions about the age, using the eras proliferation of works on paper to tell a more nuanced story. Echoing the structure and sweep of Diderots Encyclopédie, the book contains 26 thematic essays, organized A to Z, providing an unprecedented perspective on more than 50 artists, including Henry Fuseli, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Francisco Goya, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, William Hogarth, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Giambattista Tiepolo. With a multidisciplinary approach, the book probes developments in the natural sciences, technology, economics, and moreall through the lens of the graphic arts.
Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
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(September 16, 2022January 15, 2023) See more
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