French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century

French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 556
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822036444222
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Book Synopsis French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century by : National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

Download or read book French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century written by National Gallery of Art (U.S.) and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This illustrated book, written by leading scholars and the result of years of research and technical analysis, catalogues nearly one hundred paintings, from works by Francois Clouet in the sixteenth century to paintings by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun in the eighteenth. All these works are explored in detailed, readable entries that will appeal as much to the general art lover as to the specialist." --Book Jacket.

European Art of the Eighteenth Century

European Art of the Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 0892369213
ISBN-13 : 9780892369218
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Book Synopsis European Art of the Eighteenth Century by : Daniela Tarabra

Download or read book European Art of the Eighteenth Century written by Daniela Tarabra and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Art Through the Century series introduces readers to important visual vocabulary of Western art."--Back cover.

America Collects Eighteenth-century French Painting

America Collects Eighteenth-century French Painting
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Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1848222343
ISBN-13 : 9781848222342
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Book Synopsis America Collects Eighteenth-century French Painting by : Yuriko Jackall

Download or read book America Collects Eighteenth-century French Painting written by Yuriko Jackall and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington."

Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France

Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781315467351
ISBN-13 : 1315467356
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Book Synopsis Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France by : John Finlay

Download or read book Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France written by John Finlay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an in-depth study of the intellectual, technical, and artistic encounters between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century, focusing on the purposeful acquisition of information and images that characterized a direct engagement with the idea of "China." The central figure in this story is Henri-Léonard Bertin (1720–1792), who served as a minister of state under Louis XV and, briefly, Louis XVI. Both his official position and personal passion for all things Chinese placed him at the center of intersecting networks of like-minded individuals who shared his ideal vision of China as a nation from which France had much to learn. John Finlay examines a fascinating episode in the rich history of cross-cultural exchange between China and Europe in the early modern period, and this book will be an important and timely contribution to a very current discussion about Sino-French cultural relations. This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, visual culture, European and Chinese history.

Vigée Le Brun

Vigée Le Brun
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9781588395818
ISBN-13 : 1588395812
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Book Synopsis Vigée Le Brun by : Joseph Baillio

Download or read book Vigée Le Brun written by Joseph Baillio and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) was one of the finest eighteenth-century french painters and among the most important women artists of all time. Celebrated for her expressive portraits of French royalty and aristocracy, and especially of her patron Marie Antoinette, Vigée Le Brun exemplified success and resourcefulness in an age when women were rarely allowed either. Because of her close association with the queen Vigée Le Brun was forced to flee France during the French Revolution. For twelve years she traveled throughout Europe, painting noble sitters in the courts of Naples, Russia, Austria, and Prussia. She returned to France in 1802, under the reign of Emperor Napoleon I, where her creativity continued unabated. This handsome volume details Vigée Le Brun's story, portraying a talented artist who nimbly negotiated a shifting political and geographic landscape. Essays by international scholars address the ease with which this self-taught artist worked with monarchs, the nobility, court officials and luminaries of arts and letters, many of whom attended her famous salons. The position of women artists in Europe and at the Salons of the period is also explored, as are the challenges faced by Vigée Le Brun during her exile. The ninety paintings and pastels included in this volume attest to Vigée Le Brun's superb sense of color and expression. They include exquisite depictions of counts and countesses, princes and princesses alongside mothers and children, including the artist herself and her beloved daughter, Julie. A chronology of the life of Vigée Le Brun and a map of her travels accompany the text, elucidating the peregrinations of this remarkable, independent painter.

The Libertine

The Libertine
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780789211477
ISBN-13 : 0789211475
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Libertine by : Michel Delon

Download or read book The Libertine written by Michel Delon and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully illustrated literary anthology that explores the fantasies, seductions, and intrigues of the eighteenth-century French lover This sumptuous volume presents more than eighty selections from eighteenth-century French literature, each concerning some facet of the game of love as practiced by the libertine, or the freethinking aristocratic hedonist, a type that flourished—not least in literature—in the declining years of the Ancien Régime. These pieces, which include fiction, drama, verse, essays, and letters, are the work of some sixty writers, both familiar—such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and, of course, the Marquis de Sade—and lesser-known. Each selection is illustrated by well-chosen period artworks, many rarely seen, by Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, and numerous others. Racy, thought-provoking, and a treat for the eyes, The Libertine is the perfect gift for litterateurs, art lovers, roués, and coquettes.

Delicious Decadence – The Rediscovery of French Eighteenth-Century Painting in the Nineteenth Century

Delicious Decadence – The Rediscovery of French Eighteenth-Century Painting in the Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781472449214
ISBN-13 : 1472449215
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Book Synopsis Delicious Decadence – The Rediscovery of French Eighteenth-Century Painting in the Nineteenth Century by : Dr Christoph Vogtherr

Download or read book Delicious Decadence – The Rediscovery of French Eighteenth-Century Painting in the Nineteenth Century written by Dr Christoph Vogtherr and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of collecting is a topic of central importance to many academic disciplines, and shows no sign of abating in popularity. As such scholars will welcome this collection of essays by internationally recognized experts that gathers together for the first time varied and stimulating perspectives on the nineteenth-century collector and art market for French eighteenth-century art, and ultimately the formation of collections that form part of such august institutions as the Louvre and the National Gallery.