Eighteenth-Century Art Worlds

<p>While the connected international character of today's art economy is well known the 18th century too had global systems of artistic production and consumption. <i>Eighteenth-Century Art Worlds </i>is the first book to create a global map of the art world of the 18th century. <p/>Fourteen case studies from distinguished experts explore both cross-cultural connections and local specificities of art production and consumption in Africa the Americas Asia and Europe. The result is an account of a series of interconnected and asymmetrical art worlds that were well developed in the 18th century. <p/>Capturing the full material diversity of 18th-century art this book considers painting and sculpture alongside numerous prints and decorative objects. Analyzing the role of place in the history of 18th-century art it bridges the disciplines of art history and cultural geography and draws attention away from any one place as a privileged art-historical site while highlighting places such as Manila Beijing Mexico City and London as significant points on a global art map. <i>Eighteenth-Century Art Worlds</i> combines a broad global perspective on the history of art with careful attention to how global artistic concerns intersect with local ones offering a framework for studies in global art history.</p>