Houdon At The Louvre
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Houdon At The Louvre
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Author : Guilhem Scherf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Houdon At The Louvre written by Guilhem Scherf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Portrait sculpture, French categories.
"This book is an exhaustive catalogue of Houdon's works at the Louvre, we ... also consider sculptures done by the artist's studio, after Houdon, and also in his manner."--Preface.
Jean Antoine Houdon
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Author : Anne L. Poulet
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2003-07-15
Jean Antoine Houdon written by Anne L. Poulet and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-15 with Art categories.
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1826) has long been recognized as the greatest European portrait sculptor of the late eighteenth century, flourishing during both the American and French Revolutions as well as during the Directoire and Empire in France. Whether sculpting a head of state, an intellectual, or a young child, Houdon had an uncanny ability to capture the essence of his subject with a characteristic pose or expression. Yet until now, Houdon's exquisite sculptures have never been the subject of a major exhibition. This lavish exhibition catalogue will immediately take its rightful place as the definitive work on Houdon. With more than one hundred color plates and two hundred black and white halftones, Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment illustrates every stage of the sculptor's fascinating career, from his early portrayals of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to his stunning portraits of American patriots such as George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Indeed the images we hold dear of legendary Enlightenment figures like Diderot, Rousseau, d'Alembert, and Voltaire are based on works by Houdon. More than mere representations, these sculptures provide us fascinating, intimate glimpses into the very core of who these figures were. Houdon's genius animated even his less illustrious subjects, like his portraits of his family and friends, and filled his sculptures of children with delicacy and freshness. Accompanying the images of Houdon's masterworks are four insightful essays that discuss Houdon's views on art (based in part on a newly discovered manuscript written by the artist) as well as his prominence in the highly varied cultures of eighteenth-century France, Germany, and Russia. From aristocrats to revolutionaries, actors to philosophers, Houdon's amazingly vivid portraits constitute the visual record of the Enlightenment and capture the true spirit of a remarkable age. Jean-Antoine Houdon finally gives these gorgeous works their due.
The Sculptures Of Houdon
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Author : H. H. Arnason
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Sculptures Of Houdon written by H. H. Arnason and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.
Masterpieces From The Louvre
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Author : Musée du Louvre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Masterpieces From The Louvre written by Musée du Louvre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Art categories.
Treasures Of The Louvre
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Author : Michel Laclotte
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Treasures Of The Louvre written by Michel Laclotte and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Architecture categories.
This tiny-format work covers one of the world's finest art collections - the Louvre in Paris. It gives a history of the museum itself and takes the reader on a guided tour of its seven departments - paintings, drawings, sculpture, decorative arts and Egyptian, Greco-Roman and Oriental art.
Louvre
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Author : Daniel Soulié
language : en
Publisher: ABRAMS
Release Date : 2008-10
Louvre written by Daniel Soulié and has been published by ABRAMS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10 with Art categories.
A color guide to four hundred works of art housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, including paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
Tesoros Del Louvre Esculturas De Houdon
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Author :
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Tesoros Del Louvre Esculturas De Houdon written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
A Key To The Louvre Memoirs Of A Curator
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Author : Michel Laclotte
language : en
Publisher: WW Norton
Release Date : 2011-09-20
A Key To The Louvre Memoirs Of A Curator written by Michel Laclotte and has been published by WW Norton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An art world insider provides a witty and penetrating account of fifty years at the center of international culture. Art historian, curator, and museum director Michel Laclotte has been at the forefront of French cultural life over the past half century. This informal autobiography sheds light on his brilliant career with warmth and directness. Highlights include twenty years as chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Musée du Louvre, heading the team that created the Musée dOrsay, and taking the reins of the Louvre to lead the effort that culminated in the museums transformation into the ?Grand Louvre,” one of the worlds preeminent cultural attractions. Raising the curtain on fifty years of Western art scholarship, intrigue, and achievement, Laclotte introduces an extraordinary cast of characters who set Frances cultural direction in the postwar period from Charles de Gaulle and André Malraux in the 1950s to François Mitterand in the 1980s and 1990s. His story overlaps with virtually every major scholarly figure in French art history of the last half-century, as well as Laclottes mentors and colleagues throughout and beyond Europe, from Roberto Longhi and Anthony Blunt to Sir John Pope-Hennessy and Millard Meiss. An incomparable testament to a period of seismic change in the museum world, this volume will be essential reading for art world afficianados and all students of art and modern culture.
The Louvre
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Author : James Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2020-05-07
The Louvre written by James Gardner and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-07 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Almost nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre in Paris every year to see its incomparable art collection. Yet few, if any, are aware of the remarkable history of that location and of the buildings themselves, and how they chronicle the history of Paris itself-a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly tells for the first time. Before the Louvre was a museum, it was a palace, and before that a fortress. But much earlier still, it was a place called le Louvre for reasons unknown. People had inhabited that spot for more than 6,000 years before King Philippe Auguste of France constructed a fortress there in 1191 to protect against English soldiers stationed in Normandy. Two centuries later, Charles V converted the fortress to one of his numerous royal palaces. After Louis XIV moved the royal residence to Versailles in 1682, the Louvre inherited the royal art collection, which then included the Mona Lisa, given to Francis by Leonardo da Vinci; just over a century later, during the French Revolution, the National Assembly established the Louvre as a museum to display the nation's treasures. Subsequent leaders of France, from Napoleon to Napoleon III to Francois Mitterand, put their stamp on the museum, expanding it into the extraordinary institution it has become. With expert detail and keen admiration, James Gardner links the Louvre's past to its glorious present, and vibrantly portrays how it has been a witness to French history - through the Napoleonic era, the Commune, two World Wars, to this day - and home to a legendary collection whose diverse origins and back stories create a spectacular narrative that rivals the building's legendary stature.
Houdon 1741 1828
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Author : Guilhem Scherf
language : fr
Publisher: Somogy éditions d'art
Release Date : 2006
Houdon 1741 1828 written by Guilhem Scherf and has been published by Somogy éditions d'art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Portrait sculpture, French categories.
Le musée du Louvre possède la plus importante et la plus belle collection d'œuvres de Jean-Antoine Houdon, " le premier sculpteur du monde ", écrivait Jefferson à Washington en 1784. Célèbre pour ses portraits de philosophes des Lumières, de patriotes ou de personnalités parisiennes à la mode, Houdon fut toujours admiré pour son habileté à saisir l'expression de ses modèles et la tendresse de ses visages d'enfants : " il ne manque plus que le moyen de faire parler ses portraits ". Il réalisa également d'impressionnantes statues inspirées de la mythologie gréco-romaine et de l'histoire antique. Cet ouvrage propose au lecteur de découvrir toutes les facettes de l'art de ce sculpteur d'exception.