Chardin

Rosenberg, Pierre

ISBN 10: 0300083483 / ISBN 13: 9780300083484

Edité par Yale University Press, 2000

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000192781

Synopsis :

Widely acknowledged in his time as a premier painter of still life and genre scenes, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) created unsentimentalized works that appeal to viewers today for their richness of feeling and simplicity of composition. This sumptuously illustrated book reproduces in full color 99 of Chardin’s works and arranges them around five themes: Chardin’s Beginnings and His First Still Lifes, Utensils and Household Objects, Genre Scenes, Chardin’s Return to Still Life, and Pastels.

The contributors to the volume explore Chardin’s work from many different angles, including the latest thinking on such lesser-known facets of his life and work as his use of ceramics and glass, his financial and property affairs, and the complex history of engravings of his paintings. Each of the five sections of the book has an introduction and a selection of Chardin’s paintings accompanied on facing pages by complete provenance, exhibition, and bibliographic information. The book also offers an extensive Chardin biography, an index of names and places, and an index of works.



Published in association with Royal Academy Publications

À propos de l'auteur: Pierre Rosenberg is director of the Louvre Museum, Paris.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Chardin
Éditeur : Yale University Press
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fine