Fragonard's playful paintings : visual games in Rococo art / Jennifer D. Milam.
Fragonard's playful paintings : visual games in Rococo art / Jennifer D. Milam.
Fragonard's playful paintings : visual games in Rococo art / Jennifer D. Milam.
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Publisher
Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N759.4/77
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 191 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The interpretive challenges of a blindman's game -- First readings : emblem and experience -- Blind passion and reasoned love : new rules of play -- Playful companies : finding alternatives to le gros jeu -- Blindness and the interpretive game -- 2. Visual vertigo and the swinging scenes -- The h...
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Publisher
Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"The art of Jean-Honore Fragonard embodies the pervasive culture of play in eighteenth-century France. His interactive paintings and drawings invite beholders to engage in a visual game of interpretation through subject, form and theme. This book not only examines Fragonard's art through close analyses of individual works, but also considers the ro...
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Fragonard's playful paintings : visual games in Rococo art / Jennifer D. Milam.
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Critical perspectives in art history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-185) and index.
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N759.4/77
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74VKOGbdjzgg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOGbdjzgg
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ISBN
9780719075162 (hbk.)
0719075165 (hbk.)
DDC
759.4
MMS ID
991022558859702626
