Pastels in the Musée du Louvre : 17th and 18th centuries / Xavier Salmon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salmon, Xavier, author.

Contributor:

Musée du Louvre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Louvre (Paris, France)--Exhibitions.

Louvre (Paris, France).

Pastel drawing, European--17th century--Exhibitions.

Pastel drawing, European.

Pastel drawing, European--18th century--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

359 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Paris : Hazan : Louvre editions, 2018.

Summary:

The Musée du Louvre boasts an exceptional collection of 17th- and 18th-century European pastels. Due to their fragility, there have been scant opportunities to view and learn from these spectacular artworks. This in-depth examination of the collection, reproduced here for the first time in color, delves into their history and how they were created. Produced primarily during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, the works--whose beautiful delicacy has been likened to the powder covering the wings of a butterfly--offer insights into society during the period of the Enlightenment. Featured artists include Rosalba Carriera, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Jean tienne Liotard, Jean-Marc Nattier, and lisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, as well as lesser-known masters such as Marie-Suzanne Giroust, Ad la de Labille-Guirard, Joseph Bose, and Joseph Ducreux. Exhibition: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France (07.06.-10.09.2018).

Contents:

Pastels in the Musee Du Louvre: The History of a Collection

17th-Century Pastels

18th-Century Pastels

Pastels Among the Artworks Recovered After the Second World War

Appendices

Pastels on Indefinite Loan Outside The Musee Du Louvre

Concordance of Inventory and Catalogue Numbers

List of Artists in the Collection

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-346) and index.

ISBN:

9780300238631

0300238630

9782350316123

2350316122

OCLC:

1024162856