Van Gogh and music : a symphony in blue and yellow
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Author
Contributors
Webb, Diane, Translator
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
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759.9492 GOGH VELDH
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
175 pages : color ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
A translation, with revisions, of Van Gogh en muziek: symfonie in blauw en geel.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-168) and index.
Description
Ah! . . . to make of painting what the music of Berlioz and Wagner has been before us . . . a consolatory art for distressed hearts!"-Vincent van Gogh This engaging book is the first in-depth investigation of the influential role that music and sound played throughout Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) life. From psalms and hymns to the operas of Richard Wagner to simple birdsong, music represented to Van Gogh the ultimate form of artistic expression. And he believed that by emulating music painting could articulate deep truths and impart a lasting emotional impact on its viewers. In Van Gogh and Music Natascha Veldhorst provides close readings of the many allusions to music in the artist's prolific correspondence and examines the period's artistic theory to offer a rich picture of the status of music in late 19th-century culture. Veldhorst shows the extent to which Van Gogh not only admired the ability of music to inspire emotion, but how he incorporated musical subject matter and techniques into his work, with illustrations of celebrated paintings such as Sunflowers in a Vase, which he described as "a symphony in blue and yellow." An expansive inquiry into the significance of sound and music for the artist, including the formative influence of his song-filled upbringing, Van Gogh and Music is full of fascinating new insights into the work of one of history's most venerated artists.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Veldhorst, N., & Webb, D. (2018). Van Gogh and music: a symphony in blue and yellow . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Veldhorst, Natascha and Diane, Webb. 2018. Van Gogh and Music: A Symphony in Blue and Yellow. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Veldhorst, Natascha and Diane, Webb. Van Gogh and Music: A Symphony in Blue and Yellow Yale University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Veldhorst, Natascha,, and Diane Webb. Van Gogh and Music: A Symphony in Blue and Yellow Yale University Press, 2018.
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