Format:
447 Seiten.
ISBN:
978-1-60606-506-8
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1-60606-506-8
Content:
One of the most imaginative and fascinating artists of eighteenth-century France, Edme 'Bouchardon' (1698 1762) was instrumental in the transition from Rococo to Neoclassicism and in the artistic rediscovery of classical antiquity. Much celebrated in his time, 'Bouchardon' created some of the most iconic images of the age of Louis XV. His oeuvre demonstrates a remarkable variety of themes (from copies after the antique to subjects of history and mythology, portraiture, anatomical studies, ornament, fountains and tombs), media (drawings, sculptures, medals, prints), and techniques (chalk, plaster, wax, terracotta, marble, bronze). With five essays by experts on Bouchardon's sculpture and graphic arts, more than 140 catalogue entries, and a detailed chronology, this book aims to demonstrate the originality of Bouchardon's art within the cultural and social context of the period, while suggesting the subtle relationship between, as well as the relative autonomy of, the artist s two careers as a sculptor and a draftsman. This lavishly illustrated publication represents an unprecedented and thorough survey on this major and unique artist from the Age of Enlightenment, offering indepth scholarship based on unpublished material.00Exhibition: The Louvre, Paris, France (12.09.-09.12.2016) / The Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA (10.01.-02.04.2017)
Note:
This publication is issued on the occasion of the exhibition "Bouchardon. Royal artist of the enlightenment", on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from january 10 to april 2, 2017. The exhibition was originally presented as "Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762). Une idée du beau", on view at the Musée du Louvre, Paris, from september 14 to december 5, 2016
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
1698-1762 Bouchardon, Edme
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Author information:
Bouchardon, Edme 1698-1762
