Ebook: Museum masterpieces : the Louvre
Author: Boucher François, Chardin Jean Baptiste Siméon, David Jacques Louis, Delacroix Eugène, Fragonard Jean-Honoré, Ingres Jean-Auguste-Dominique, La Tour Georges du Mesnil de, Le Nain Louis, da Vinci Leonardo, Lorrain Claude, Poussin Nicolas, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rubens Peter Paul, Vermeer Johannes, Watteau Antoine, Chardin Jean Baptiste Siméon, da Vinci Leonardo, Poussin Nicolas, Fragonard Jean-Honoré, Watteau Antoine, Brettell Richard R., Vermeer Johannes, Lorrain Claude, Rubens Peter Paul, La Tour Georges du Mesnil de, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Boucher François, David Jacques Louis, Leven Jon, Delacroix Eugène, Ingres Jean-Auguste-Dominique, Le Nain Louis
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- Series: Great courses (DVD). Music & fine arts
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: The Teaching Company
- City: France., Italy., France--Paris
- Language: English
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This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the world. The aim of these Read more...
Abstract: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the world. The aim of these lectures is to both prepare new viewers for a visit and to be a "study aid" for those who have been and gone before. Critic and historian Richard Brettell begins with an overview of the Louvre's colorful history as royal palace, art academy, and national showcase. The lectures explore some of the most beautiful and renowned examples of European painting, including masterworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Watteau, Rubens and Vermeer