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Rethinking Boucher
. Ed(S): Hyde, Melissa; Ledebury, Mark
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Paperback. Depicting Francois Boucher's individuality, this title presents the diversity of his talents, and also the variety of visual and intellectual traditions with which he engaged. It examines the artist's identity in relation to his portraits and self-portraits, his ingenious genre scenes, and his overlooked religious paintings. Editor(s): Hyde, Melissa; Ledebury, Mark. Series: Getty Research Institute Issues & Debate S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 67 b&w and 18 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 850.
Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770) has suffered a curious fate: to have been so identified with the French Rococo as to have lost his visibility as an artist in his own right. "Rethinking Boucher" reclaims the artist's individuality, revealing not only the diversity of his talents but also the variety of visual and intellectual traditions with which he engaged. In part one, "The Various Boucher," Melissa Hyde, Colin Bailey, and Martin Schieder examine the artist's identity in relation to his portraits and self-portraits, his ingenious genre scenes, and his overlooked religious paintings. In part two, "The Unexpected Boucher," Katie Scott, ... Read more
Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770) has suffered a curious fate: to have been so identified with the French Rococo as to have lost his visibility as an artist in his own right. "Rethinking Boucher" reclaims the artist's individuality, revealing not only the diversity of his talents but also the variety of visual and intellectual traditions with which he engaged. In part one, "The Various Boucher," Melissa Hyde, Colin Bailey, and Martin Schieder examine the artist's identity in relation to his portraits and self-portraits, his ingenious genre scenes, and his overlooked religious paintings. In part two, "The Unexpected Boucher," Katie Scott, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Getty Research Institute Issues & Debate S.
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892368259
SKU
V9780892368259
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About . Ed(S): Hyde, Melissa; Ledebury, Mark
Melissa Hyde is associate professor of art history at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Mark Ledbury is associate director of the Research and Academic Program at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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