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1	A Century of Swedish Gustavian Style : Art History, Cultural Heritage and Neoclassical Revivals from the 1890s to the 1990s Mårdh, Hedvig January 2017 (has links) This is a study of the intersection between art historical theory and practice, and cultural heritage, where the revivals and mediations of the neoclassical Gustavian style have been used as a platform for further exploration. In relation to this, the use and changing meanings of the concepts authenticity and style have been examined. The research has a historiographical and multidisciplinary character, drawing on the fields of art history, critical heritage studies and design history. The study shows how the Gustavian style has been routinely used when Swedish culture has been staged, nationally and internationally, but also when shaping ideas of the ideal home and good taste. The focus is placed on three periods – the 1890s, the 1930s-40s and the 1990s – during which the Gustavian style was defined, revived and mediated in different modes of representation such as textbooks, exhibitions, period furniture and historically informed performances. In the study we meet the actors, human and non-human, that have contributed to the resilient position of the Gustavian style in the public consciousness and in a commercial context. The Gustavian style, perhaps like no other, has been systematically embraced by the official heritage institutions in Sweden, including the academic discipline of art history, which has been an important influence on the way the past has been presented, valued, categorised, preserved and re-used. The author argues that the style has been able to maintain its relevance due to its ability to embody many different prevailing aspects across the 20th century, for example tradition and modernity, nationalism and internationalism, but also the past, present and visions of retro-utopia. Gustavian style authenticity style taste Swedish art history nationalism exhibition design reconstruction period furniture historical societies design history critical heritage studies museum studies historiography Nordiska Museet Nationalmuseum Svenska Slöjdföreningen Art History Konstvetenskap
2	In Varying Shades of Brown : Searching the colourful past of a 18th century masterpiece Andersson, Elise January 2012 (has links) The colourful past of the late 18th century marquetry furniture has seldom been highlighted. Through ageing and environmental influences, colourful marquetry furniture has lost their original expression. The current knowledge of how Swedish cabinet-makers in the late 18th century used dyes to colour their furniture is limited. Trace of colour has been observed and the use of dyes has been mentioned, but deeper research in this filed is missing. A visual examination and studies of archive documents and previous research have been performed to investigate the colourful past of Gottlieb Iwerssons masterpiece, a secretaire in Gustavian style made for the king Gustav III. The result shows that the secretaire has a colourful past in accordance with its original drawing. A hypothetical picture has been created to illustrate the colourful original appearance. Gottlieb Iwersson Masterpiece Secretaire Marquetry Wood Dyes Organic dyes Dyestuffs Identification of dyestuffs The Gustavian style Royal cabinet-maker Colourful past Veneered furniture Late 18th century Sweden Gottlieb Iwersson Mästerstycke Sekretär Färgämnen Trä Bets Organiska färgämnen Intarsia Gustaviansk stil 1700-tals möbler Fanerade möbler Hovschatullmakare Identifiering av färgämnen

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A Century of Swedish Gustavian Style : Art History, Cultural Heritage and Neoclassical Revivals from the 1890s to the 1990s

In Varying Shades of Brown : Searching the colourful past of a 18th century masterpiece