David after David : essays on the later work

The Resource David after David : essays on the later work
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David after David : essays on the later work
Title remainder
essays on the later work
Statement of responsibility
edited by Mark Ledbury
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), the most celebrated painter of his era, was appointed court painter to Napoleon in 1804 and exiled to Brussels in 1816. This important book - based on the proceedings of an international symposium - explores David's grand projects of the Empire period and the often mysterious works produced in his last years as a political exile. David after David features twenty-one essays by leading art historians that discuss these later works - which include innovative portraits as well as paintings and drawings that address the opposing themes of the antique and modern - in the aesthetic, political, and social contexts of their production and reception. The book also draws upon recently discovered letters the artist wrote in exile and provides fascinating new perspectives into his life and art
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Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
759.4
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
ND553.D25
LC item number
D33 2007
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Clark Art Institute series

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