The Louvre collection of drawings by Jean-Honor, Fragonard (1732-1806) is one of the finest and most well-balanced there is. It provides an overview, from the beginning to the end of his career, through his different techniques and the variety of his themes, of the light-hearted determination and the feigned roguishness of one of the most popular and most misunderstood French artists. Fragonard shifts from being the most scrupulous observer of nature, whether it be the human figure or landscape, the creator of profoundly moving religious compositions or of frivolously charming interiors, or again the boisterously inventive and unbridled illustrator of Ariosto or Cervantes. He is also one of the most intent and sprightly interpreters of works of the past, and the Louvre collection allows to have a close look at this fundamental aspect, in particular thanks to several spectacular, utterly personal copies after Rubens and Jordaens. He has verve and conviction in renewing graphic means: his black chalk
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The third volume in the new Drawing Gallery Series, co-published by the musée du Louvre and 5 Continents Editions
The works shown here provide an overview from the beginning of Fragonard’s career, through his techniques and differing themes
Written by one of the foremost authorities on French painting
About the Author
Jean-Pierre Cuzin was the General curator, in charge of the Department of Paintings of the Louvre Museum from 1993 to April 2003.
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the book this good for its price and size, but I had liked that had but landscapes and the illustrations to color that he has in the the technique of three crayones. and the impression is something clear, without force, but as I love everything what has to do with this artist, I am very contented
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brown ink inscription, black chalk, brown wash, grey wash, des dessins, right mount, red chalk New!
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brown ink inscription, black chalk, brown wash, grey wash, des dessins, right mount, red chalk New!
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- Fragonard in the Universe of Painting by Dore Ashton in Back Matter
- Eighteenth-Century French Book Illustration: Drawings by Fragonard and Gravelot from the Rosenbach Museum and Library by Kimerly Rorschach in Back Matter
- Drawings by Fragonard in North American Collections by Eunice Williams in Back Matter
- Orlando Furioso (Oxford World's Classics) by Ludovico Ariosto in Back Matter
- Orlando Furioso: A Romantic Epic: Part 1 (Penguin Classics) (Pt. 1) by Ludovico Ariosto in Back Matter
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