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Book Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Art and Illustrated Books

Download or read book Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Art and Illustrated Books written by J. Lewine and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800

Download or read book Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800 written by Neil Jeffares and published by Unicorn Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Records of some 20,000 pastels in public collections or known from exhibition and auction catalogues, including pastels by anonymous artists*Entries on 1250 named artists*5000 reproductions (2000 in color), many never before published, and references to all known reproductions of other pastels*A survey placing the major artists of the various schools in an historical context and explaining the technical features of the pastel*A list of exhibitions from 1704 to 2005, including livrets and contemporary criticism for the major exhibitions in Paris, London and elsewhere before 1800*A topographical index locating pastels in public collections worldwide*An index of some 7000 sittersPastels are lluminous and beautiful beyond all other pictures, wrote the English eighteenth century pastelist Francis Cotes, describingthe sensual appeal of this special dust rubbed into paper which has enchanted connoisseurs ever since. But the history of pastels is one of compounded mistakes and misattributions: these intimate portraits, whose subjects range from dynasts to servants, have been neglected for the better researched areas of old master drawings and oil painting. This Dictionary sets out to establish, for the first time, a convincing body of knowledge to help identify and attribute works by both major artists and the obscure "petits-maStres." It is an essential academic resource for art historians, a vital tool for collectors and dealers, and a treasure-trove for anyone interested in costume or social and political history. Pastels from the French school account for more than half the Dictionary, representing most of the more important artists such as Vivien, Nattier, La Tour, Perronneau, Labille-Guiard and VigHe Le Brun. But there were other major pastelists, such as Copley, Russell, Mengs, Carriera and Liotard fro

Book Orestes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Voltaire
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2013-08-02
  • ISBN : 1627933212
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book Orestes written by Voltaire and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-02 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orestes was produced in 1750, an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine, Voltaire has the following passage on the Greek drama: "We should not, I acknowledge, endeavor to imitate what is weak and defective in the ancients: it is most probable that their faults were well known to their contemporaries. I am satisfied, Madam, that the wits of Athens condemned, as well as you, some of those repetitions, and some declamations with which Sophocles has loaded his Electra: they must have observed that he had not dived deep enough into the human heart. I will moreover fairly confess, that there are beauties peculiar not only to the Greek language, but to the climate, to manners and times, which it would be ridiculous to transplant hither. Therefore I have not copied exactly the Electra of Sophocles-much more I knew would be necessary; but I have taken, as well as I could, all the spirit and substance of it."

Book Correspondence

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  • Author : Voltaire
  • Publisher :
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Correspondence written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Letters on Church Matters

Download or read book Letters on Church Matters written by D. C. L. and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Calendar of Manuscripts in Paris Archives and Libraries Relating to the History of the Mississippi Valley to 1803

Download or read book Calendar of Manuscripts in Paris Archives and Libraries Relating to the History of the Mississippi Valley to 1803 written by Carnegie Institution of Washington. Department of Archaeology and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cat

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  • Author : Agnes Repplier
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1912
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book The Cat written by Agnes Repplier and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Big  L

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  • Author : National Defense University Press
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 472 pages

Download or read book The Big L written by National Defense University Press and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue Des Dessins Provenant Du Cabinet de M  Guyot de Villeneuve

Download or read book Catalogue Des Dessins Provenant Du Cabinet de M Guyot de Villeneuve written by Sans Auteur and published by Hachette Livre Bnf. This book was released on 2016-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalogue des dessins... provenant du cabinet de M. Guyot de Villeneuve... Date de l'edition originale: 1900 [Collection (Art). Guyot de Villeneuve. 1900] Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF. Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique. En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles. Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Book Labour and the Popular Welfare

Download or read book Labour and the Popular Welfare written by William Hurrell Mallock and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Citt and Bumpkin

    Book Details:
  • Author : R. L'Estrange
  • Publisher : Рипол Классик
  • Release : 1965
  • ISBN : 5872067542
  • Pages : 37 pages

Download or read book Citt and Bumpkin written by R. L'Estrange and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1965 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citt and Bumpkin, the second part of a learned discourse upon swearing and lying and other laudable qualities tending to a thorow reformation.

Book Guide to Materials for American History in the Libraries and Archives of Paris

Download or read book Guide to Materials for American History in the Libraries and Archives of Paris written by Waldo Gifford Leland and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: