David to Delacroix the rise of romantic mythology - Johnson, Dorothy, 1950-; ebrary, Inc. (Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, 2011)
Introduction. David and the rise of romantic mythology -- Eros and the origins of art : Girodet's mythic meditations -- From Eros to Thanatos : the mapping of the mythological body -- Ingres and the enigma -- Mythological madness and the feminine : from Gros's suicidal Sappho to Delacroix's murderous Medea -- Conclusion. The continuum of myth.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Mythology, Classical, in art; Romanticism in art -- France; Psychology and art -- France; Art, French -- 18th century -- Themes, motives; Art, French -- 19th century -- Themes, motives; Electronic books