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A delicate matter: art, fragility, and consumption in eighteenth-century France


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Uittreksel

"Examines how fragile and decaying artworks transformed the relation between art, time, and value in eighteenth-century France."-- Provided by publisher.

Inhoud

Introduction : the fragile and the flimsy -- Watteau's Délicatesse -- Pastel and the allure of fragility -- Wax, fire, and the fashion for permanence -- Clodion's fragile monuments -- Epilogue : this is so contemporary.

Uitgever

  • Uitgave

    University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]


Gaat over

  • Onderwerp

  • Periode

    1700-1799


Type

  • Taal


Classificatie

  • ISBN

    • 9780271095288
    • 0271095288

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