Naturalism's Imaginary Museum, French Art, and the Eclectic Nineteenth Century

Naturalism's Imaginary Museum, French Art, and the Eclectic Nineteenth Century examines one of the most revered art historical narratives of Western art: the famous turning point for painting and sculpture usually emblematized by the works of Edouard Manet and then the Impressionists.Instead of the usual revaluation of this turning point, Sara Pappas argues for the importance of the failure to fin...