The judgment of Paris : the revolutionary decade that gave the world Impressionism / Ross King.

By:

King, Ross, 1962-

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck, 2006Description: xiii, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:

9780802714664
0802714668

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LOC classification:

ND 547 K54j 2006

Contents:

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

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	ND 547 K54j 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000199787

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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