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John William Godward: The Eclipse of Classicism (Hardcover)
by Vern G. Swanson (Author)
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John William Godward was a passionate and extremely accomplished practitioner of the 19th century Graeco-Roman Classic style. Swanson's book describes an enigmatic, tormented personality and confirms Godward's intense, if narrow, genius.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great artist who has been sadly neglected!, 12 Jul 2002
By John Rocco (UK, Manchester) - See all my reviews
John William Godward was among the brightest stars of the late Graeco-Roman Victorian painters. Some believe he equalled Alma-Tadema in the depiction of marble and flowers, and Leighton in the depiction of drapery. Godward specialised in the depiction of beautiful young ladies in a Graeco-Roman setting.

Thankfully Godward's work is starting to be appreciated again, not because academics say the art is good, but from a free response to his work. Godward's art must be accepted as fine art and judged on its own aesthetic criteria and merits

Godward's oblivion was caused by his reclusive nature and the loss of interest in classical subject painting. The attack on Classicism by the new Modernist artists of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries very nearly caused Godward to be totally forgotten.

This book is a penetrating, heavily illustrated biography of an enigmatic, forgotten classicist; examining the cultural context in which Godward painted, outlining the sudden demise of the classical influence on arts and learning. This book includes a complete catalogue raisonné, illustrated with 152 colour and 123 b&w illustrations. A really fine and handsome book, very well bound and produced by The Antique Collectors' Club. The only serious study available on John William Godward, buy it whilst you can!

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