The rise and fall of the fine art print in eighteenth-century France / W. McAllister Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, W. McAllister, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prints--France--History--18th century.

Prints.

History.

France.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 321 pages, 136 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Sanctioned by France's Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and struck primarily in order to disseminate the works of the Academy's members, the eighteenth-century fine art print flourished only briefly. Yet it set into motion the interdependence of graphic and pictorial media. In The Rise and Fall of the Fine Art Print in Eighteenth-Century France, W. McAllister Johnson distills a lifetime of research into an essential study of this seminal phenomenon and chronicles the issues, decisions, and practicalities inherent in making copperplate engravings as articles of art and commerce. His exceptional erudition makes this an unparalleled resource for the study of visual culture and of all aspects of printmaking before the French Revolution."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Full Statement of the Question 3

2 Orienting Concepts 10

3 Prints as Information 21

4 The Fine Art Print Defined 43

5 Pendant Prints 54

6 The Académie as Catalyst and Regulator 66

7 The Académie and the Artist 78

8 Creative Issues 86

9 Response Time 104

10 Career Calculus 110

11 Reputation and Reflected Glory 119

12 Commercial Ploys and the Art of the Annonce 131

13 Prints and Paintings on Exhibition 150

14 Engraved, not Engraved 161

15 Criticism, Controversy, and Censure 171

16 Greuze Prints and the Salon 188

17 The Clash of Genres 201

18 Conclusion 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-300) and index.

ISBN:

9781442637122

1442637129

OCLC:

907661996