Some serious gaming
Cowley examines William Hogarth's subscription tickets as they relate to the works that they introduce - about 10 of them. It is assumed that there is a relationship between the illustrations on the tickets and the works which succeed them, which is characterized as a complicated game between t...
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Published in | The British art journal Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 3 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
Art Journals Ltd
01.12.2022
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Summary: | Cowley examines William Hogarth's subscription tickets as they relate to the works that they introduce - about 10 of them. It is assumed that there is a relationship between the illustrations on the tickets and the works which succeed them, which is characterized as a complicated game between the artist and his subscribers. It was inevitable that Hogarth would illustrate his subscription tickets. He was immersed in the zoological garden of neo-classicism with its personifications, putti, satyrs, gods and goddesses set against facades with their pillars, architraves, plinths, tomb-like features and solemn inscriptions. |
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ISSN: | 1467-2006 |