The papers in this volume were presented at the CATS two-day technical art history conference which had as its theme Technology & Practice: Studying the European Visual Arts 1800-1850. Paintings, Sculpture, Interiors and Art on Paper. The meeting explored tradition and changes in artistic practices seen in the light of the establishment of several national art academies in Europe throughout the 18th century. The lavishly illustrated contributions focus on the making of artworks during the first half of the 19th century, a period also known in Denmark as the Golden Age. Investigations into artists' techniques and materials and written sources include studies of the work of various artists including Hans Christian Andersen, Constable, Daubigny, Eckersberg, Fearnley, Friedrich, Kobke, Lundbye, Rorbye, Turner and studies of architecture and decorative schemes in London by Barry (at the Reform Club) and Soane (at Lincoln's Inn Fields) and the work of Peter von Cornelius, Leo von Klenze and others in Munich. This third CATS Proceedings will be of interest to scholars and students, museum professionals, curators, conservators, art historians and conservation scientists.
This volume explores the European visual arts between 1800 and 1850, a period marked by political upheaval, shifting aesthetics, and rapid innovation. Drawing on case studies across painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, contributors examine materials, techniques, and artistic intent, as well as broader cultural and institutional contexts. The research highlights how evolving artistic practices reflected-and responded to-wider social, technological, and intellectual changes in early 19th-century Europe.
- A publication collecting the papers from the CATS conference, Technology & Practice: Studying the European Visual Arts 1800-1850
This publication contains papers from the CATS conference - Technology & Practice: Studying the European Visual Arts 1800-1850. The conference focused on artists' techniques and materials, written sources, conservation science, the history of science and technology, history of trade, and innovation of artists' materials during the first half of the 19th century. In the preceding several decades a succession of art academies emerged throughout Europe, and another focal point of the conference was the impact of these institutions on a new generation of artists, examining how this manifested itself in their paintings, sculpture, interiors and art on paper.
This publication contains papers from the CATS conference - Technology & Practice: Studying the European Visual Arts 1800-1850. The conference focused on artists' techniques and materials, written sources, conservation science, the history of science and technology, history of trade, and innovation of artists' materials during the first half of the 19th century. In the preceding several decades a succession of art academies emerged throughout Europe, and another focal point of the conference was the impact of these institutions on a new generation of artists, examining how this manifested itself in their paintings, sculpture, interiors and art on paper.
