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This inviting book offers the first comprehensive survey of French genre painting of the eighteenth century, from Watteau’s fêtes galantes to Boilly’s paintings of modern Parisian life. Showcasing 113 works, the book illustrates the variety and the vitality of genre painting throughout the period. Leading English, German, French, and American scholars shed light on the development of genre painting, its interpretation, its collectors, and its enormous appeal. Here are gathered together masterpieces by such eminent artists as Watteau, Lancret, de Troy, Chardin, Boucher, Greuze, Fragonard, Robert, and Boilly. The wide range of their featured works encompasses military scenes, theatrical subjects, hunt pictures, pastorals, domestic life, moral pictures, fishwife subjects, paintings for the boudoir, and panoramas of the Enlightenment in landscapes and townscapes. Each work is thoroughly catalogued, and an appendix lists all genre paintings shown in the eighteenth-century Salons. ... Read more

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This book is so beautiful. Every painting shown is beautiful. If you love mythology then you would apprieciate some of these depictions by various artists.A must have for your library. ... Read more

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These richly illustrated art books cover several centuries of great artists and their masterworks. From Rubens to Dali, each artist's life and times, influences, legacy, and style are explored in depth. Each book analyzes a particular painting with regard to the history surrounding it, the techniques used to create it, and the hidden details that make up the whole, providing a thorough look at each artist's career. Included is a bibliography, a chronological reading of principle works, a brief life history, and listings of public collections featuring each artist. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Modern Language Review, published by Modern Humanities Research Association on October 1, 2001. The length of the article is 4707 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Watteau and the Cultural Politics of Eighteenth-Century France.(Review)
Author: Melissa Percival
Publication: The Modern Language Review (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2001
Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association
Volume: 96Issue: 4Page: 1078(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Here is the definitive study of the great painter Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), best known for his exquisite fetes galantes--scenes of the pastoral pleasures of elegant society. Until now, critical interpretations of this remarkable artist have been shaped by essentially Romantic views. Donald Posner provides a reassessment of the life and work of Watteau; his account is enriched with reproductions of all of Watteau's paintings and major studies. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Artforum International, published by Artforum International Magazine, Inc. on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 894 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Domestic bliss: Thomas Crow on "The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard". (From the Vault Preview).
Author: Thomas Crow
Publication: Artforum International (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Artforum International Magazine, Inc.
Volume: 41Issue: 9Page: 63(1)

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