The Art and Life of Francesca Alexander

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35.00
book_author_name: 
Jacqueline Marie Musacchio
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Hardback
publisher: 
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
published_date: 
27/02/2025
isbn: 
9781848226364
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Books > Art, Fashion & Photography > Art & design > Art & design styles / history of art > Art: 1800 to 1900
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Jacqueline Marie Musacchio|Hardback|Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd|27/02/2025
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9781848226364
Book Description: 
This is the first book to examine the art and life of Boston-born artist Francesca Alexander (1837–1917). Francesca and her parents moved to Florence in 1853 and became part of a thriving international community. She was a largely self-taught artist, and both her art and writing focused on Italians and Italian life. Her portraits and nature studies, and her translations of songs and stories, were much admired by her contemporaries, including John Ruskin, who published three of her manuscripts and promoted her work to his followers. She used her earnings from the sale of these publications, and her art, to fund her many charitable endeavours; both friends and admirers marvelled at her saintly character, which they linked to a romantic view of Italy itself. Nonetheless, in spite of her celebrity on both sides of the Atlantic, she and her work have been largely forgotten.Drawing on her work, as well as other sources including letters, diaries, guidebooks, newspapers and magazines, this book provides a vivid biography of Francesca Alexander, her art, and her place in history.

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