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Gods and Heroes
Emmanuel Schwartz
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Description for Gods and Heroes
Hardcover. A rich overview of masterpieces from the original school of fine arts, with works from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250 colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Telling the fascinating story behind the pivotal role of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and its influence on so much of late seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century European visual culture, Gods and Heroes features 208 extraordinary art works from the Ecole's collection. These include remarkable paintings by Jean-Honore Fragonard, Nicolas Poussin, Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Antoine Watteau, as well as drawings by Leonardo and Raphael. A combination of great art, by leading French and European artists, plus texts by leading authors serve to make this a major publication, with lasting and broad appeal across a whole ... Read more
Telling the fascinating story behind the pivotal role of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and its influence on so much of late seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century European visual culture, Gods and Heroes features 208 extraordinary art works from the Ecole's collection. These include remarkable paintings by Jean-Honore Fragonard, Nicolas Poussin, Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Antoine Watteau, as well as drawings by Leonardo and Raphael. A combination of great art, by leading French and European artists, plus texts by leading authors serve to make this a major publication, with lasting and broad appeal across a whole ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907804120
SKU
V9781907804120
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Ref
99-15
About Emmanuel Schwartz
Emmanuel Schwartz, is Chief Curator of Heritage at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Emmanuelle Brugerolles is Chief Curator of Drawings at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Patricia Mainardi is Professor Emerita, Doctoral Program in Art History, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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