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Providing a source book for those interested in masks, but also of interest to general art historians, theatre and performing arts fans and historians of classical civilisation.
Masques Mascarades Mascarons
De L'antique aux Romantiques
$83.40
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2014
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Summary
Since Antiquity humanity has masked itself. The mask hides the face, but this very act reveals the presence of a double. The mask gives birth to mystery: it belongs, at the same time, to the sacred and the profane, to truth and vanity, to reality and fiction. The exhibition catalogue presents a vast array of works of art: from the mask of Dyonisus (5th century BC) to Man Ray’s photos, but also Mantegna’s and Callot’s etchings, the watercolours for Louis XIV’s court theatre, the death masks o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9788897737377 |
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| ISBN-10: | 8897737374 |
| Author: | Francoise Viatte, Dominique Cordellier, Violaine Jeammet |
| Publisher: | Officina Libraria |
| Imprint: | Officina Libraria |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.64kg |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 250mm |
About The Author
Francoise Viatte
Dominique Cordellier, Francoise Viatte and Violaine Jeammet are curators at the Musee du Louvre
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