Author ORCID Identifier
Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
Art History
Committee Chair
Rhonda Reymond
Committee Co-Chair
Kristina Olsen
Committee Member
Michael Slaven
Abstract
The artist Guiseppe De Nittis (1846-1884) created paintings between 1874-1875 reflecting his own experiences while living in and around the sixteenth arrondissment in Paris, France. De Nittis produced a distinctive perspective of Paris as it was being shaped by modernity and populated by the growing bourgeoisie. De Nittis’ interpreted fleeting views of Paris undergoing renovations. For example, De Nittis’ depicted freshly widened streets, public parks, and landmarks shrouded in scaffolding. De Nittis’ transient subject matter was further characterized by the portrayal of bourgeois figures in temporary Parisian moments. In summation, De Nittis’ compositions are a distinctive representation of Paris’s evolution from the Second Empire to the modernity of the post-Commune era. De Nittis signifies progress by portraying elements of contemporary architectural renovation and the habits of the bourgeoisie in those spaces.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Catherine W., "Guiseppe De Nittis's Cityscapes of Paris: Images of Modernity 1875-1875" (2024). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 12552.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12552