The first comprehensive study of the fascinating genre of painting known as "conversation pieces," or group portraits usually of small dimensions whose subjects are depicted at a more or less informal moment. The author defines the various types of conversation piece: the family portrait, the group, indoor and outdoor scenes, sporting and musical conversations, etc., and analyzes them in the light of the cultural and social milieux which produced them. Beautifully illustrated, with many important paintings rephotographed especially for this publication.
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : 2nd Act Books, Charlottesville, VA, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : HGG Books, Slingerlands, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. First Edition. Clean pages, like new with original soft slipcase and held in original labelled box, Illustrated dust jacket over cloth boards Clean pages, like new with origi Illustrated dust jacket over clo. N° de réf. du vendeur 0271001321
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Vendeur : Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, Etats-Unis
287p., 380 b/w and colored illus., quarto format, near fine dj. N° de réf. du vendeur 056409
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Vendeur : Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First edition. Fine in a near fine (two very short edge tears) dust jacket. Housed in a very good (age toning) cardboard slipcase. N° de réf. du vendeur 97745
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Vendeur : Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. 285 pp., 349 illustrations, 31 color plates. As new in dust jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 132-1
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Vendeur : West Cove UK, Wellington, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Plates bright and vivid. Older book, a few marks on page block edge but overall good. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> The "conversation piece", an intimate group portrait usually of small dimensions, is a genre which arose in the Low Countries, flourished in 18th-century England, and declined with the invention of photography. Professor Praz does not confine himself to tracing its history. He shows its close con- nection with the rise of the middle class, follows the different patterns and themes adopted by the artists, takes into account the various national developments; he explains why, for instance, the Italians mostly con- fined themselves to groups portrayed only down to the waist, while the Dutch and English invented the typical dramatic form of the conversation piece in which the back- ground is no less important than the sitters -hinting, as it does, at the importance of the people concerned, their possessions, and the sources of their prosperity. Certain peculiarities of the genre are here described for the first time, for example, portraits of families includin. N° de réf. du vendeur Batch-FM494-G-10923
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Vendeur : J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Size: 10" X 11.5". 380 plates including 31 in colour, 287pp. As new, clean, tight & bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket, boxed and still in the publisher's shipping box. N° de réf. du vendeur 219019
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