Painting the Prehistoric Body in Late Nineteenth-Century France (Hardcover)
This book examines the sub-genre of prehistoric-themed paintings and how it captured the imagination of French academic painters from the 1880s to early 1900s. Its primary focus is the oeuvre of Fernand Cormon (1845-1924), one of the foremost history painters during the final quarter of the nineteenth century.
Shalon Parker is associate professor of art history at Gonzaga University.