David / Simon Lee.
David / Simon Lee.
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London : Phaidon, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N759.4/D249.4/6
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Language
English
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351 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Finding a Voice: Parisian and Roman Beginnings -- 2. Painted Virtue and Patriotism: Success in Enlightenment Paris -- 3. Making a New World: David and the Revolution -- 4. Close to the Edge: Prison, Recovery and Change -- 5. Napoleonic Panoramas: The Emperor's Painter -- 6. Declining Years? Exile...
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"In this engrossing account Simon Lee argues that David was the single most important European painter of the age, perfecting a style of dramatic and noble painting that matched exactly the contemporary desire for morally elevating images. A leading exponent of what was to be termed Neoclassicism, David was, however, capable of departing considerab...
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David / Simon Lee.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-345) and index.
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N759.4/D249.4/6
Record Identifier
74VvWXNDjQ23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWXNDjQ23
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ISBN
0714838047 (pbk.)
9780714838045
0714838047
9780714838045 (pbk) :
0714838047 (pbk) :
9780714838045(pbk.) :
0714838047(pbk.) :
9780714838045 (pbk.) :
0714838047 (pbk.) :
9780714838045 (pbk.)
DDC
759.4
MMS ID
991011985409702626
