Art & Architecture

French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism

Hardcover

Price:
$95.00/£80.00
ISBN:
Published:
Jan 21, 2000
2000
Pages:
592
Size:
9.75 x 11.25 in.
Illus:
67 color, 175 b&w illus.
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The National Gallery’s collection encompasses the neoclassicism of Jacques-Louis David as well as the naturalism of the Barbizon painters. The works of Jean-August-Dominique Ingres, such as the Gallery’s famous portrait of Madame Moitessier, are precursors to the classical style that dominated later in the century. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s verdant landscapes, Honoré Daumier’s political satires, and Jean-François Millet’s realism are also included in this richly illustrated volume.