Art in 19th Century Europe
This Web page has materials related to 19th century European art, with a focus primarily on France, a bit of England, Goya in Spain, and Friedrich and Runge in Germany.
Art Reference Books | Books | Identify Articles | Journals | 19th Century European Art on the Web |
Art Reference Books
Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists. 4 vols. N 40 .B535 2005 Reference
Vol. 1 has graph image showing artist overlap by century and country. See page xiii for neoclassicism/romanticism overlap. Individual artists found alphabetically.
Dictionary of Art. 34 vols. N 31 .D5 1996 Reference. Online link Art Online available to CSU affiliates.
The major book on art. Extensive entries, most with bibliographies. Search online by keyword or browse by article title, contributor, or index. Online search includes articles from The Oxford Companion to Western Art (listed below), so be sure to cite carefully. Search for images from collections, too. Highly recommended. See, for example, entry on "Romanticism": an overview, 1. The movement 2. Aesthetics 3. Manifestations in art 4. The legacy, and an extensive bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Art. 4 vols. N 31 .L3 2002 Reference
See entries on neoclassicism and individual artists.
The Oxford Companion to Western Art. N 33 .O923 2001 Reference
Comprehensive entries on artists, movements, museums, methods, materials (e.g. chalk), eras, etc. As an example, the entry on perspective has 41 explanatory or example figures. Search online in Dictionary of Art (above).
Books
Identify books on 19th century European art in general (and specific movements) in the library catalog, SAGE. Identify additional titles in Prospector, the Colorado Union Catalog. CSU affiliates may request items from Prospector (but must establish a PIN in SAGE first). Search the following terms using a Subject search; be sure to look at the subdivisions as well, for example, "Art, Rococo France":
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Search for a specific artist by doing both an author search (last name first) and subject search (also last name first); there may be overlap, but do both to make sure nothing is missed; look at subdivision titles as well (e.g. [artist] criticism and interpretation):
Delacroix Eugene 1798 1863
Friedrich Caspar David 1774 1840
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828
Rodin Auguste 1840 1917
Runge, Philipp Otto, 1777-1810 [only 2 titles in SAGE; more in Prospector]
This 1896 title is in Storage, but might be an interesting title for contemporary views of the artists: Artists of the Nineteenth Century and their Works: A Handbook Containing Two Thousand and Fifty Biographical Sketches. N40 .W5 1896 Storage.
Identify Articles
Use the following indexes/databases to identify articles by topic, for example, about an artist. Search for articles about a specific artist by the artist's name (leave out his or her country, century, etc.; adding unnecessary terms will only harm your search). Search for art from a specific country. For example: "France and art and 19th" or "Spain and art and 19th." JSTOR is full text for items at least 3-5 years old; check FindIt@CSU for electronic and/or print ownership (found in the library catalog SAGE) in the other databases. Check SAGE for articles identified in the print indexes.
Academic Search Premier. Varies.
Art Abstracts. 1984- . Also in print, scattered years from 1932-1998; Z 5937 .A78 Reference South
Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984.
Historical Abstracts. 1954- .
JSTOR. Varies.
Palmer's Index to the Times (London). 1790-1941. AI 21 .T51 Reference South. The Times newspaper is found at AN .T5 Journal Room on Microfilm.
Poole's Index to Periodicals. 1802-1901. AI3 .P6 Reference South
Web of Science (search Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975- within).
Journals
For journals owned by CSU, check the library catalog SAGE for exact holdings, because the information included here may change.
The Art Bulletin. N 11 .C4 Current issues in Journal Room; various earlier years in Movable Shelves through 2000. JSTOR 1919- ; but not most recent 4 years. In Academic Search Premier from 1975- .
Art History. N 7480 .A77 Current issues in Journal Room. 1988-1993,1995- to current in Movable Shelves. In Academic Search Premier from 1981- except for most recent year. Most recent two years available from Synergy.
Art Journal. N 81 .A72 Current issues in Journal Room. 1981-2000 in Movable Shelves. In JSTOR 1960- ; but not most recent 4 years. In Academic Search Premier from 1974- .
Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. in JSTOR 1939-2000.
Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide: A Journal of Nineteenth Century Visual Culture. 2002- . Online.
Focus on art history. Peer reviewed journal. Articles and book reviews.
Nineteenth-Century French Studies. Available full text from 2001- Vol. 29.3 in Project MUSE (via library catalog or the database itself). Vols. 2-32 (1973/1974-2003) available in print at PQ 1 .N55 Movable Shelves
Over 100 articles that mention art. Archive search is for entire run, articles from 1972- .
Oxford Art Journal. In JSTOR 1978-1999.
19th Century European (& British) Art on the Web
The first group of Web sites has materials about multiple countries. There are specific country sections for England, France, Germany, and Spain.
18th and 19th Century Art. Walters Art Museum.
"View online gallery" link to see images of items in the collection. Most of the items are from France. Click on item name for larger image and additional description.
19th Century Art. Art History Resources on the Web. ©Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe Sweet Briar College.
Top of page has site index; scroll down to see links on 19th century art. Links are topically arranged. Multiple links. Extensive. Use the "Find" search to see if a particular artist is mentioned.
19th Century Europe. Voice of the Shuttle. U. California, Santa Barbara, English Department.
Links to general and country specific (British, Dutch, French, Russian, and Spanish) Web resources.
19th Century Painting. Jeffery Howe. Digital Archive of Art. Boston College.
A small number of paintings, but categorized with clickable to enlarge images.
Art Biographical Reference Works: A Selected Guide. Kathryn Wayne, University of California, Berkeley. 2004.
A useful list first general and then by geographical area. Check the library catalog for local ownership.
Nineteenth Century Art. Jeffrey Howe. 2002.
A lot of links, grouped by topic or major artist. (Page also covers twentieth century artists).
European Collection. Joslyn Art Museum.
Information about objects. A few illustrations.
19th Century. Victoria & Albert Museum.
Useful for context. Exhibit-based.
19th Century British. Voice of the Shuttle.
Essays, biography, bibliography.
Art 1600-1950. Spartacus.
Artists 1750-1900 is one section. Links to information about the artist.
Art Guide: Art Lover's Guide to Britain and Ireland.
Museums. Drop down menu searches by special interests and/or region of England. Highlights of collection listed. Special listing of Pre-Raphaelite.
Decorative Art. Brighton & Hove Museum. Royal Pavillion Libraries & Museums Collection.
Images of items in the collection. For example, tea and coffee sets, bowls, figures, baskets, cups, dishes, etc. Date or century identified.
French Painting of the 19th Century. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Introduction and online tours, some with audio. Tour Neoclassicism specifically, room by room.
L'Histoire de France par l'Image 1789-1939. Minister de la Recherche. All rights reserved.
Research materials by theme, chronological, or searchable by topic. Site and materials in French, so search topics in French.
Friedrich Caspar David. WebMuseum.
Biographical information and images. Click on image to enlarge.
Gallery of the 19th Century. Jenns Howoldt. Hamburger Kunsthalle. Hamburg, Germany.
Essay about items in the museum's gallery. Find names of contemporary 19th century artists.
Germany: Museums, Galleries, Institutes, & Centers. Voice of the Shuttle.
Links to museums, etc. Some sites in German only; others in English and German. Sites may or may not have information about 19th Century German paintings, but may be worth checking.
German Romanticism: A Selective List. IHAS.
Names of poets & writers, visual artists, and composers; with dates and major work.
Revolution and restoration (1740-1860): Germany. WebMuseum.
Artists listed by classicism, romanticism, and realism. Click on movement name for description.
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) and the Spanish Enlightenment. Jim Voorhies. Timeline of Art History. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About Goya and his works.
Goya (y Lucientes), Francisco (José) de. Nicolas Pioch. WebMusuem.
Brief biography with photographs of selected paintings. Click on painting to enlarge.
Goya's Paintings. InfoGoya96. University of Zaragoza, sponsored by the Institution Fernando el Católico.
Biographical information. Scroll down for links with images and additional information.
Modern Art. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
"Catalan art from the nineteenth century and the first few decades of the twentieth" arranged by room in the museum. Click on room number for narrative and selected items. Click on the images to enlarge.
Spanish Arts. SpanishArts.com
All centuries. "Little History of Art" covers 19th century. Selected artists with paintings in the Prado have entries (with images). Covers architecture and literature as well. Click on "Español" in upper corner for text in Spanish. Several ad links.
Content: Naomi Lederer