Painting the Prehistoric Body in Late Nineteenth-Century France

by Shalon Parker

In late nineteenth-century France, when Charles Darwin's theories of evolution had finally begun to permeate French culture and society, several academic artists turned to a relatively new sub-genre of history painting, the prehistoric-themed subject. This artistic interest in Darwin's theories was manifested as paintings and sculptures of prehistoric humanity engaged in physical conflict with each other or other animals, struggling for food, or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611496705
• ISBN13: 9781611496703
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"