These paintings - dreams of nature as a web of life in which human beings occupy a peripheral role - overwhelmed Rousseau's contemporaries with their novel ligh
Explores the perception of nature in early 19th-century France. The book centres on a discussion of subjectivity and class and the way in which the process of l
In this volume, emerging and established scholars bring ethical and political concerns for the environment, nonhuman animals and social justice to the study of
Following official protection of natural environments for public benefit in Fontainebleau Forest in France (1861) and in Yosemite (1864) and Yellowstone (1872)
The 19th century in France witnessed the emergence of the structures of the modern art market that remain until this day. This book examines the relationship be