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Jean-Antoine Houdon - Sculptor of the Enlightenment (Paperback, New Ed)
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Jean-Antoine Houdon - Sculptor of the Enlightenment (Paperback, New Ed)
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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. Whether sculpting a
head of state, an intellectual, or a young child, Houdon had an
uncanny ability to capture the essence of his subject with a
characteristic pose or expression. Yet until now, Houdon's
exquisite sculptures have never been the subject of a major
exhibition.
This lavish exhibition catalogue will immediately take its rightful
place as the definitive work on Houdon. With more than one hundred
color plates and two hundred black and white halftones,
"Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment "illustrates
every stage of the sculptor's fascinating career, from his early
portrayals of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to his stunning
portraits of American patriots such as George Washington, the
Marquis de Lafayette, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and
Thomas Jefferson. Indeed the images we hold dear of legendary
Enlightenment figures like Diderot, Rousseau, d'Alembert, and
Voltaire are based on works by Houdon. More than mere
representations, these sculptures provide us fascinating, intimate
glimpses into the very core of who these figures were. Houdon's
genius animated even his less illustrious subjects, like his
portraits of his family and friends, and filled his sculptures of
children with delicacy and freshness. Accompanying the images of
Houdon's masterworks are four insightful essays that discuss
Houdon's views on art (based in part on a newly discovered
manuscript written by the artist) as well as his prominencein 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.
"Jean-Antoine Houdon" finally gives these gorgeous works their due.
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