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OverviewFounded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre-with the greatest collection of Old Master paintings and antique sculpture assembled under one roof-became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. Andrew McClellan chronicles the formation of this great museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. More than a narrative history, McClellan's account explores the ideological underpinnings, pedagogic aims, and aesthetic criteria of the Louvre. Drawing on new archival materials, McClellan also illuminates the art world of eighteenth-century Paris. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew McClellanPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520221765ISBN 10: 0520221761 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 26 October 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA masterly account. . . . A notably intelligent book which on its own terms contributes as much to our understanding of cultural life in the French Revolutionary period as did, for an earlier period, Thomas Crow's Painters and Public Life in 18th-Century Paris. --Giles Waterfield, Burlington Magazine Author InformationAndrew McClellan is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Art and Art History at Tufts University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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