The judgment of Paris : the revolutionary decade that gave the world Impressionism /
Ross King.
- New York : Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck, 2006
- xiii, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-435) and index.
Chez Meissonier Modern life The lure of perfection Mademoiselle V Dreams of genius Youthful daring A baffling maze of canvas The Salon of Venus The tempest of fools Famous victories Young France Deliberations Room M Plein air A beastly slop The apostle of ugliness Maître Velázquez The jury of assassins Monet or Manet? A flash of swords Marvels, wonders and miracles Funeral for a friend Maneuvers A salon of newcomers Au bord de la mer Mademoiselle Berthe Flying gallops The wild boar of the Batignolles Vaulting ambitions The Prussian terror The last days of Paris A carnival of blood Days of hardship The apples of discord A ring of gold Pure Haarlem beer Beyond perfection The liberation of Paris Epilogue: finishing touches Political timeline
Chronicles the origins of Impressionism against the backdrop of the artistic and cultural events of the nineteenth century as exemplified in the work of two artists--Ernest Meissonier and Edouard Manet.
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Manet, Edouard, 1832-1883 --Crítica e interpretación Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest, 1815-1891 --Crítica e interpretación
Pintura francesa --Siglo XIX Impresionismo (Arte) --Francia Arte y sociedad--Historia--Francia--Siglo XIX