School of Genius

Since its foundation in 1768 the Royal Academy has been the theatre on whose broad stage the triumphs, tragedies, sensations and scandals of the British art world have been enacted. This book is a meticulously researched and highly illustrated portrait of those who have played a part in the institution's development from its inception to the present day.

Through interviews with Senior Academicians and unlimited access to the unexplored secrets of the Royal Academy's library and archive, James Fenton examines the many sides of this unique organisation with erudition and candour.

ISBN	1903973201	Pages	320
ISBN13	9781903973202 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Royal Academy of Arts	Weight (grammes)	1240
Imprint	Royal Academy of Arts	Published in	London
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	258
Publication date	01 Oct 2005	Width (mm)	195
Library of Congress	N1100	Spine width (mm)	33
DEWEY	708.21	Academic level	General
DEWEY edition	DC22

1	What academies did and were	36
2	England before the Royal Academy	48
3	Meet the artists	66
4	The founding of the Academy	88
5	'This man was hired to depress art" : Reynolds versus Blake	102
6	Somerset House : Reynolds versus Chambers	112
7	Meet the models : an anthology	130
8	The Academy of Benjamin West	150
9	The romantic Academy : Constable, Turner, Haydon, Lawrence	170
10	Trafalgar Square to Piccadilly	188
11	Ruskin as arbiter of taste	212
12	The High Victorians at home	232
13	From Millais to Munnings	246
14	Giants who didn't come off : Kelly, Richardson, Wheeler	270
15	'Why do you desire so much to be in the Academy?'	288

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