The spectacular art of Jean-Léon Gérôme :
1824-1904.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Paris : Skira, [2010]
- Subjects
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Gerome, Jean Leon,
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Gerome, Jean Leon, /
1824-1904
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Gerome, Jean Leon, / 1824-1904 /
Exhibitions.
Gérôme, Jean Léon
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Gérôme, Jean Léon /
1824-1904.
Gérôme, Jean Léon,
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Gérôme, Jean Léon, /
1824-1904.
Gérôme, Jean Léon,
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Gérôme, Jean Léon, /
1824-1904
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Gérôme, Jean Léon, / 1824-1904 /
Exhibitions.
Historienmalerei
Catalogues d'exposition.
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
- Summary
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"Gérôme was one of the most famous artists of his day, yet throughout his career he was the object of polemical debate and harsh criticism. Long stigmatized as the embodiment of sterile academicism, he is now considered to be one of the greatest painters of the nineteenth century. Gérôme's interest in Antiquity, his theatrical approach to history painting, and his complex relationships with the Orient and with the new medium of photography all contributed to his highly inventive imagery. Acquired by American collectors at an early date, Gérôme's oeuvre fired the new world's historical imagination and even inspired its favorite medium, the movies. This catalogue traces Gérôme's unique career and features his major works--from history paintings to polychrome sculptures--thereby casting the nineteenth century in a new light."--Page 4 of cover.
- Note
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Edited by Laurence des Cars, Dominique de Font-Réaulx, and Édouard Papet.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, June 15-September 12, 2010, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, October 19, 2010-January 23, 2011, and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, March 1-May 22, 2011.
- Physical Description
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370 pages :
illustrations (chiefly color) ;
29 cm
- ISBN
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2354330588
9782354330583
2081241870
9782081241879
8857207021
9788857207025
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