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Boilly : scenes of Parisian life / Francesca Whitlum-Cooper.
Fine Arts Library ND553.B57 A4 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitlum-Cooper, Francesca, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845--Exhibitions.
- Boilly, Louis.
- Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845--Criticism and interpretation.
- Boilly, Louis, 1761-1845.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Painting, French--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Local Subjects:
- Painting, French--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Illustrated works.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 95 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 25 cm
- Distribution:
- New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press.
- Other Title:
- Boilly, scenes of Parisian life
- Place of Publication:
- London : National Gallery Company , 2019.
- Summary:
- In a long career that spanned the French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the Bourbon Restoration, Louis-Leopold Boilly (1761-1845) created innovative and daring paintings in the midst of the most turbulent times. Bringing together two dozen of Boilly's works-the majority of which have never before been published-this handsome volume includes portraiture, scenes of seduction, and groundbreaking representations of raucous Parisian street life. A master technician with acute powers of observation and a wry sense of humor, Boilly invented the term trompe l'oeil and popularized the genre through his stunningly realistic compositions. In this first English-language publication on Boilly in more than 20 years, Francesca Whitlum-Cooper vividly brings the artist and the period he lived in to life, shedding new light on Boilly's work and expanding our understanding of how art functioned within France's rapidly changing political environment. Exhibition: National Gallery, London, UK (27.02-19.05.2019).
- Notes:
- "Published to accompany the exhibition "Boilly: scences of Parisian life" The National Gallery, London 28 February - 19 May 2019"--Colophon.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1857096436
- 9781857096439
- OCLC:
- 1046482833
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