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| Title | : | The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802714668 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
Many other artists of the day, among them Courbet, Degas, Morisot, Monet and Cézanne, are included in King's compelling narrative, and the story is further enhanced by the author's vivid portrayal of artistic life in Paris during a turbulent era that saw the siege of the city by the Prussians and the fall of Napoleon III. To dramatize the conflict between academicians and innovators during these years, he follows the careers of two formidable, and very different, artists: Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, a conservative
With a novelist's skill and the insight of an historian, King recalls a seminal period when Paris was the artistic center of the world, and a revolutionary movement had the power to electrify and divide a nation.. The drama of its birth, played out on canvas, would at times resemble a battlefield; and, as Ross King reveals, Impressionism would reorder both history and culture as it resonated around the world.The Judgment of Paris chronicles the dramatic decade between two famous exhibitionsthe scandalous Salon des Refuses in 1863 and the first Impressionist showing in 1874set against the rise and dramatic fall of Nap
"No plates and many typos" according to Rosa Ines Vera. Although the book is entertaining, I am surprised at the huge number of typographical errors that appear in the Kindle version. Not having the hard copy, I don't know if these errors are in the original publication but names are misspelled throughout as well as common words. These. "Breathes life into our favorite French Impressionists" according to Vermeer fan. Ross King, who recently spoke at the Margaret Mitchell house in Atlanta, does a marvelous job bringing to life our favorite-and not so favorite-Impressionists as they grew and developed during the course of the Empire period in France. Instead of the dry, dusty recitation of facts. one of the best books on 19th century French painting I have read Kaaren S. Brown King uses the lives of two painters and a wonderfully detailed historical context to present the roots and further development of Impressionism. I hate to use the term for such a densely written book, but it is an easy read. In addition, it is a useful reference book. I have dippe
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