{"product_id":"9780500024010","title":"The Foreign Invention of British Art : From Renaissance to Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Primo, Leslie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/06\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages, 73 Illustrations, black and white; 77 Illustrations, color,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780500024010,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely history of immigration, integration and national identity that reveals the true heritage behind some of the nation’s defining artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  To truly understand British art is to recognize the pivotal contributions of the many foreign artists who have called Britain home. Traditional narratives have long obscured foreign influence, but this radical study challenges the notion of an exceptional or exclusive British culture, and in so doing rewrites the history of Renaissance and Enlightenment-era art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Broadcaster and lecturer Leslie Primo expertly places art history in the wider political contexts of xenophobia and influence, addressing both foreign artists working in Britain and British-born artists affected by foreign cultures. From Hans Holbein to Artemisia Gentileschi, from William Hogarth to Angelica Kauffman, familiar masters and lesser-known creators are situated within the multiculturalism inherent to, yet commonly dismissed by, the art world at this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together artists’ experiences of both acclaim and adversity, The Foreign Invention of British Art not only demonstrates how immigration and diversification are so often the driving force behind creative innovation, but also reveals the true heritage behind some of the nation’s defining artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55749945622901,"sku":"9780500024010","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780500024010","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}