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Printing the Grand Manner
. Marchesano
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This is a superbly illustrated survey of the monumental print works of Charles Le Brun, court painter to Louis XIV. This richly illustrated volume illuminates an extraordinary moment in the intertwined history of painting and printmaking in Europe. The brilliant age of Louis XIV saw the creation of a collection of unusually large prints - some of which measure as much as fifteen square feet when assembled - that reproduced works by the French king's inventive court painter, designer, and arts administrator, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690). The two essays and the catalogue entries in this volume focus on eleven of ... Read more
This is a superbly illustrated survey of the monumental print works of Charles Le Brun, court painter to Louis XIV. This richly illustrated volume illuminates an extraordinary moment in the intertwined history of painting and printmaking in Europe. The brilliant age of Louis XIV saw the creation of a collection of unusually large prints - some of which measure as much as fifteen square feet when assembled - that reproduced works by the French king's inventive court painter, designer, and arts administrator, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690). The two essays and the catalogue entries in this volume focus on eleven of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892369805
SKU
V9780892369805
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About . Marchesano
Louis Marchesano is associate curator of prints and drawings of the Getty Research Institute. Christian Michel is professor of art history at the Univeriste du Lusanne.
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