Jacques-Louis David by Dorothy Johnson

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A series of essays that examines the aesthetic innovation that shaped the career of a French neoclassicist, focusing on such topics as the painter's life-long experimentation with corporality, his reinterpretation of mythology, and his link with the age of French romanticism.

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Jacques-Louis David by Dorothy Johnson

A series of essays that examines the aesthetic innovation that shaped the career of a French neoclassicist, focusing on such topics as the painter's life-long experimentation with corporality, his reinterpretation of mythology, and his link with the age of French romanticism.
This book makes an intelligent, thought-provoking contribution to the growing body of scholarly literature about the art and personality of Jacques-Louis DavidChoice
Dorothy Johnson is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa. With Jacques de Caso she translated his book David d'Angers: Sculptural Communication in the Age of Romanticism (Princeton).
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ISBN 13 9780691032184
ISBN 10 0691032181
Title Jacques-Louis David
Author Dorothy Johnson
Series Princeton Series In 19th Century Art Culture And Society
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Year published 1993-12-19
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.