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Kempe : the life, art and legacy of Charles Eamer Kempe

Kempe' offers a radical revaluation of the life, work and reputation of Charles Eamer Kempe (1837?1907), one of the most remarkable and influential figures in late Victorian and Edwardian church art. Kempe's name became synonymous with a distinctive style of stained glass, furnishing and d...

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Main Author: Barlow, Adrian (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : The Lutterworth Press , 2018
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Author Notes:Adrian Barlow
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Summary:Kempe' offers a radical revaluation of the life, work and reputation of Charles Eamer Kempe (1837?1907), one of the most remarkable and influential figures in late Victorian and Edwardian church art. Kempe's name became synonymous with a distinctive style of stained glass, furnishing and decoration deriving from late mediaeval and early Renaissance models. To this day, his hand can be seen in churches and cathedrals worldwide.0Drawing on newly available archive material, Adrian Barlow evaluates Kempe's achievement in creating a Studio or School of artists and craftsmen who interpreted his designs and remained fiercely loyal to his aesthetic and religious ideals. He assesses his legacy and reputation today, as well as exploring his networks of patrons and influence, which stretched from the Royal Family and the Church of England hierarchy to the literary and artistic beau monde. These networks intersected at Kempe's stunning Sussex country house, Old Place, his 'Palace of Art'. Created to embody his ideals of beauty and history, it holds the key to understanding his contradictory personality, his public and private faces
Physical Description:xix, 312 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:0718894634
9780718894634