Masters of French Painting 1290-1920
At the Wadsworth Atheneum
$106.05
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2012
Summary
Masters Of French Painting, 1290-1920 presents 138 of the most significant and representative works of art in the Wadsworth Atheneum’s internationally recognised collection of French paintings and pastels, ranging from religious subjects, such as Nicolas Poussin’s magnificent The Crucifixion (1644-6) and Noël Hallé’s tender and human Holy Family (1753) to Toulouse-Lautrec’s Jane Avril Leaving the Moulin Rouge (1892). As the first public art museum in the U.S., the Wadsworth Atheneum paved th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781904832935 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1904832938 |
| Author: | Eric M. Zafran |
| Publisher: | D Giles Ltd |
| Imprint: | D Giles Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 2.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“This sumptuous volume is a feast for lovers of French art” “Especially interesting are the commentaries by Eric M. Zafran, the museum’s Curator of European Art. Each one is a short but fascinating art-history lesson summarizing the artist’s life and giving background information on the painting. Scholarly, witty and compulsively readable, they often include quotes from contemporary critics or illustrations of other artworks related to the painting” Vivian Thomas, France Today
About The Author
Eric M. Zafran
Eric M. Zafran is the Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, where he has worked since 1997. Previously he was Curator of European Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he wrote the first volume of the museum’s ‘Catalogue of French Paintings’. He is also the author of publications on Rembrandt, Monet, Gauguin, Dore, and Calder.
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