Ingres (Drawing Gallery) [Paperback]

Louis-Antoine Prat (Author)

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Series: Drawing Gallery | Publication Date: October 1, 2008

The fourth book of the Drawing Gallery Series is devoted to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). Considered one of the greatest French draughtsmen of all time, the artist left thousands of preparatory drawings for his paintings, along with an incomparable series of almost five hundred graphite portraits that have always been deemed the highest expression of his genius. The Louvre collection offers excellent examples of these two aspects of Ingres' graphic activity; each work is accompanied by a brief comment.

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The fourth volume in the new Drawing Gallery Series, co-published by the Musée du Louvre and 5 Continents Editions

An elegant, easy-to-handle format

Also available: Michelangelo - 88 7439 036 X Verrocchio, Lorenzo di Credi, Francesco di Simone Ferucci - 88 7439 068 8

About the Author

Louis-Antoine Prat is a writer and an art historian. He has been project leader for the Graphic Arts department of the Louvre since 1976 and he is vice-president of the Friends of the Louvre. He was awarded the Prix Mont Blanc for Culture in 2000 (together with his wife Veronique, editor-in-chief of Figaro Magazine) He is the author of many articles on the history of French drawing, and with Pierre Rosenberg, now honorary president of the Louvre, co-author of the catalogues raisonnes of the drawings of Poussin (1994), Watteau (1996) and David (2002). He has curated many exhibits: the Nicolas Poussin retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris (1994), the exhibit "L'Empire du Temps" at the Louvre (2000) and most recently "Theodore Chasseriau: The Unknown Romantic" which travelled to the US (Metropolitan Museum).

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: 5Continents (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8874390998
• ISBN-13: 978-8874390991
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,807,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive presentation of a master's work, June 30, 2004

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This review is from: Ingres (Drawing Gallery) (Paperback)

There are many books on famous master drawings, such as Ingres. But this Drawing Gallery book is by far the best presenation of drawings I have seen for the price. The clarity and size of each of the many Ingres works provided in this book make it a fascinating insight into the amazing line quality, composition, and depth of emotion captured in his subjects. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to explore his drawings.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Master artist's drawings, December 5, 2009

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This review is from: Ingres (Drawing Gallery) (Paperback)

This is a review of an exhibit of Ingres' drawings, but not the one I was looking for. I saw another Ingres show at the Louvre a few years ago and was disappointed that there was no catalogue, especially since I was looking for his loving drawings of babies and small children. Those were his favorite subjects and they are mostly in private collections and therefore not reproduced. This book is only an introduction and I'm hopeful there will be other books coming out with more of those wonderful drawings.