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French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century
Philip Conisbee
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Description for French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century
Hardback. The National Gallery of Art houses one of the most important collections of French old master paintings outside France. This book catalogues nearly one hundred paintings of the collection, from works by Francois Clouet in the sixteenth century to paintings by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun in the eighteenth. Editor(s): Rand, Richard. Series: National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues. Num Pages: 552 pages, 118 color illus. 214 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3J; ACN; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3250.
Georges de La Tour's haunting depiction of a repentant Mary Magdalen gazing into a mirror by candlelight; Jean Simeon Chardin's perfectly balanced image of a young boy making a house of cards; Jean Honore Fragonard's monumental suite of landscapes showing aristocrats at play in picturesque gardens--these are among the familiar and beloved masterpieces in the National Gallery of Art, which houses one of the most important collections of French old master paintings outside France. This lavishly illustrated book, written by leading scholars and the result of years of research and technical analysis, catalogues nearly one hundred paintings, from works by ... Read more
Georges de La Tour's haunting depiction of a repentant Mary Magdalen gazing into a mirror by candlelight; Jean Simeon Chardin's perfectly balanced image of a young boy making a house of cards; Jean Honore Fragonard's monumental suite of landscapes showing aristocrats at play in picturesque gardens--these are among the familiar and beloved masterpieces in the National Gallery of Art, which houses one of the most important collections of French old master paintings outside France. This lavishly illustrated book, written by leading scholars and the result of years of research and technical analysis, catalogues nearly one hundred paintings, from works by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Series
National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691145358
SKU
V9780691145358
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99-12
About Philip Conisbee
Philip Conisbee (1946-2008), volume editor and principal author, was senior curator of European paintings at the National Gallery of Art and a specialist in French art of the seventeenth through the nineteenth century.
Reviews for French Paintings of the Fifteenth Through the Eighteenth Century
"Each entry is preceded by an admirable biography of the artist and a useful technical note (on the state of conservation of the painting and its successive restorations), its provenance, exhibitions, then the entry itself, notes to the text and main bibliographic references. The photographic reproductions are excellent."
Pierre Rosenberg, Burlington Magazine
Pierre Rosenberg, Burlington Magazine