Jean-Antoine Houdon : sculptor of the Enlightenment

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Jean-Antoine Houdon : sculptor of the Enlightenment

Anne L. Poulet ; with Guilhem Scherf ... [et al.]

Published by the National Gallery of Art in association with the University of Chicago Press, c2003

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Catalog of an exhibition held at National Gallery of Art, Washington, May 4-Sept. 7, 2003, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Nov. 4, 2003-Jan. 25, 2004, and Musée du château de Versailles, Mar. 1-May 30, 2004

Includes index

Bibliography: p. 361-371

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Contents of Works

  • Houdon, "above all modern artist" / Guilhem Scherf
  • Etat des choses : a recently discovered document by Houdon / Anne L. Poulet with Ulrike D. Mathies and Christoph Frank
  • Houdon and the German courts : serving the francophile princes / Ulrike D. Mathies
  • "A man more jealous of glory than of wealth" : Houdon's dealings with Russia / Christoph Frank
  • Appendix : Etat des choses renfermées dans les caisses envoyées ấ son Altess Monseigneur le duc de Saxe Gotha

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Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1826) has long been recognized as the greatest European portrait sculptor of the late eighteenth century, flourishing during both the American and French Revolutions as well as during the Directoire and Empire in France. This lavish exhibition catalog, now available in paperback, contains more than 100 color plates and 200 halftones which illustrate every stage of the sculptor's fascinating career. Accompanying the images of Houdon's masterworks are four insightful essays that discuss Houdon's views on art as well as his prominence in the highly varied cultures of eighteenth-century France, Germany, and Russia. From aristocrats to revolutionaries, actors to philosophers, Houdon's amazingly vivid portraits constitute the visual record of the Enlightenment and capture the true spirit of a remarkable age.

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