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Artists' things : rediscovering lost property from eighteenth-century France /

"This innovative book looks at objects that once belonged to artists, revealing not only the fabric of the eighteenth-century art world in France but also unfamiliar-and sometimes unexpected-insights into the individuals who populated it, including Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Jean-B...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scott, Katie, 1958- (Author), Williams, Hannah, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Artists > France > History > 18th century.
Personal belongings > France > History > 18th century.
Material culture > France > History > 18th century.
Art, French > 18th century.
Artistes > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Objets personnels > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Culture matérielle > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Art français > 18e siècle.
Art, French
Artists
Material culture
Personal belongings
France
1700-1799
History
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Summary:"This innovative book looks at objects that once belonged to artists, revealing not only the fabric of the eighteenth-century art world in France but also unfamiliar-and sometimes unexpected-insights into the individuals who populated it, including Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Elisabeth Vigée-LeBrun"--
Physical Description:viii, 394 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781606068632
1606068636