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"The most beautiful pastel ever seen" : the Chocolate girl by Jean-Étienne Liotard / authors, Andreas Dehmer [and nine others] ; editors, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Roland Enke, Stephan Koja ; translation, Russell Stockman.

Fine Arts Library ND853.L5 A63 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789, author.
Dehmer, Andreas, author.
Contributor:
Enke, Roland, editor.
Koja, Stephan, editor.
Stockman, Russell, translator.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Dresden, Germany), host institution.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, host institution.
Hirmer Verlag, publisher.
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789. Chocolate girl--Exhibitions.
Liotard, Jean-Etienne.
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789--Influence--Exhibitions.
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789.
Pastel drawing--Switzerland--History--18th century--Exhibitions.
Pastel drawing.
Portrait painting, Swiss--18th century--Exhibitions.
Portrait painting, Swiss.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
History.
Switzerland.
Genre:
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Physical Description:
271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 26 cm
Other Title:
Chocolate girl by Jean-Etienne Liotard
Place of Publication:
Munich : Hirmer, [2018]
Summary:
"The Chocolate Girl is one of the most famous works by the Genevan artist Jean-Étienne Liotard. This richly illustrated volume leads the reader through the age in which it was created during the French-inspired Rococo and into the Vienna of Empress Maria Theresa, where the work was painted. It also explains the art of pastel painting, in which this enchanting work has been executed. The painting had a tremendous effect in those days and still does so today. Even during Liotard's life (1702-1789) his pastel painting was highly valued, as the description by the most famous pastel artist Rosalba Carriera as 'the most beautiful pastel' demonstrates. The Chocolate Girl shows a simple, unknown domestic servant, until then a rarely chosen subject. In its sober and precise observation it reflects the art of the Enlightenment as well as anticipating the realism of the nineteenth century. Chocolate itself, always associated with pleasure, contributes further to the particular charm. Characteristic works from other creative periods complete the overview of Liotard's oeuvre"--Publisher's website.
Contents:
On Jean-Étienne Liotard: Life and Work / Marcel Roethlisberger
Jean-Étienne Liotard and Maria Theresa's Vienna / Stephan Koja and Verena Perlhefter
From "Stoubmenche" to Chocolate Girl oon Jean-Étienne Liotard's Iconic Pastel Painting in Dresden's Gemäldegalerie / Roland Enke
The Turkish fashion in Saxony / Holger Schuckelt
What struck Algarotti as Chinese in Liotard's Chocolate Girl / Julia Weber
The drawings of Jean-Étienne Liotard / Christian Rümelin
The "Kabinett der Rosalba" on the history of the Pastel Cabinet in Dresden's Gemäldegalerie / Roland Enke
"Un Tableau en Pastel"
Observations on painting techniques in Jean-Étienne Liotard's Chocolate Girl / Christoph Schölzel
The Chocolate Girl's Ornamental Frame / Elisabeth Schlesinger
Chocolate, Tea, Coffee : a brief history of the Europeanization of Three Exotic Hot Beverages / Susanne Drexler
Interpretations of the Chocolate Girl in Art and Everyday Culture / Rolane Enke and Susanne Drexler.
Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, September 28, 2018 - January 6, 2019.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-266) and index.
ISBN:
9783777431369
3777431362
OCLC:
1056156358
Publisher Number:
9783777431369

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