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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.

Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon

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Author : CHARLES HENRY. HART
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018

Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon written by CHARLES HENRY. HART and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.

Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon

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Author : Charles Henry Hart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911

Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon written by Charles Henry Hart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon

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Author : Charles Henry Hart
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-22

Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon written by Charles Henry Hart and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-22 with Art categories.

Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Works of Jean Antoine Houdon: The Sculptor of Voltaire and of Washington Chapter I (1741 - 1769) Birth and student days in Rome. Statues of Saint Bruno and of John the Baptist. The Ecorche. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Memoirs Of The Life Works Of

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Author : Charles Henry 1847-1918 Hart
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-29

Memoirs Of The Life Works Of written by Charles Henry 1847-1918 Hart and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with History categories.

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