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In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet

Door Kimberly A. Jones e.a.

Categorie
Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer
#436959-KJ49
Titel
In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet
Auteur
Jones, Kimberly A. & Simon R. Kelly & Sarah Kennel & Helga Kessler-Aurisch
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Washington, DC : National Gallery of Art
Jaar van uitgave
2008
ISBN10
0300138970
ISBN13
9780300138979
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original grey cloth, dust jacket, numerous illustrations (including photographs) in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting
<p>The Forest of Fontainebleau, located about 50 miles southeast of Paris, held a singular place in 19th-century art. Variously called "savage,” "wild,” "romantic,” and "beautiful” by visitors, Fontainebleau's topography was viewed in many ways that reflected the sensibilities of the time. </p> <p> </p> <p>This is the first English-language publication to examine the significance of the region to the plein-air tradition in France. The book highlights four pivotal figures in the evolution of landscape painting: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Th? odore Rousseau, Jean-Fran? ois Millet, and Claude Monet. It integrates into this history the photographers who worked at Fontainebleau, including Eug? ne Cuvelier and Gustave Le... (Lees verder) Gray, and explores the role the forest played in the development of early photography. It also considers the reception of paintings of Fontainebleau at the Salons and the influence of Fontainebleau on the advent of Impressionism.</p>
Pagina's
207
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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