Portraits by Ingres Image of an Epoch |
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| Editor:
| Tinterow, Gary
Conisbee, Phillip |
| Series title: | Metropolitan Museum of Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-08653-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1999 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Published to accompany an international exhibition, this is a study of the portraits by the French painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. They were created over the first seven decades of the 19th century and were described by a critic in 1855 as the most faithful image of our epoch. The book brings together a wide range of original-source materials, including letters, critical reviews, biographical documents and photographs. The major portraits are discussed and reproduced, and more...
More DescriptionPublished to accompany an international exhibition, this is a study of the portraits by the French painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. They were created over the first seven decades of the 19th century and were described by a critic in 1855 as the most faithful image of our epoch. The book brings together a wide range of original-source materials, including letters, critical reviews, biographical documents and photographs. The major portraits are discussed and reproduced, and more than 100 portrait drawings and many preparatory studies are also included.