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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300098804

ISBN-139780300098808

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Book TitleManet/Velázquez : the French Taste for Spanish Painting

Number of Pages608 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCollections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorGary Tinterow, Geneviève Lacambre

Book SeriesMetropolitan Museum of Art Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight114.1 Oz

Item Length1.2 in

Item Width0.9 in

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LCCN2003-042016

SynopsisIn 1804, at the dawn of the French Empire, there were no more than a handful of Spanish paintings in public collections in France. During the course of the nineteenth century, however, French collectors and museums assembled substantial holdings of works by such Spanish masters as Velázquez, El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo, and Goya. At the same time, French writers and artists--among them Delacroix, Géricault, Courbet, Millet, Bonnat, Degas, and, especially, Manet--came to understand, appreciate, and even emulate Spanish painting of the Golden Age. This beautiful book features over 150 works by French and Spanish artists, charting the development of this cultural influence and mapping a fascinating shift in the paradigm of painting: from Idealism to Realism, from Italy to Spain, from Renaissance to Baroque. Above all, it vividly demonstrates how direct contact with Spanish painting fired the imagination of nineteenth-century French artists and brought about the triumph of Realism in the 1860s, and with it a foundation for modern art. American artists of the second half of the nineteenth century often turned to Europe for training and inspiration. Whistler, Cassatt, Eakins, Chase, and Sargent all traveled to Spain for firsthand exposure to its artistic heritage and experienced the thrill of discovering Spanish painting. Also included in this volume are works by American artists that clearly reflect the pervasive influence of and taste for Spanish painting. Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, In 1804, at the dawn of the French Empire, there were no more than a handful of Spanish paintings in public collections in France. During the course of the nineteenth century, however, French collectors and museums assembled substantial holdings of works by such Spanish masters as Vel zquez, El Greco, Zurbar n, Murillo, and Goya. At the same time, French writers and artists--among them Delacroix, G ricault, Courbet, Millet, Bonnat, Degas, and, especially, Manet--came to understand, appreciate, and even emulate Spanish painting of the Golden Age. This beautiful book features over 150 works by French and Spanish artists, charting the development of this cultural influence and mapping a fascinating shift in the paradigm of painting: from Idealism to Realism, from Italy to Spain, from Renaissance to Baroque. Above all, it vividly demonstrates how direct contact with Spanish painting fired the imagination of nineteenth-century French artists and brought about the triumph of Realism in the 1860s, and with it a foundation for modern art. American artists of the second half of the nineteenth century often turned to Europe for training and inspiration. Whistler, Cassatt, Eakins, Chase, and Sargent all traveled to Spain for firsthand exposure to its artistic heritage and experienced the thrill of discovering Spanish painting. Also included in this volume are works by American artists that clearly reflect the pervasive influence of and taste for Spanish painting.

LC Classification NumberND807