Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque

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Product details

  • ISBN 9789463729284
  • Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Apr 2024
  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
  • Publication City/Country: NL
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque is the first substantial biographical study of Claude III Audran, a late 17th- and early 18th-century master of ornament and a proponent of cutting-edge design who took inspiration from contemporary sources. This work investigates Audran’s accomplishments and the factors that impacted the longevity and arc of his successful career, taking into consideration the contextual variables that influenced and shaped his work. Audran’s achievements bridge an important period with the eclipse of the Guild Maîtrise and the rise of the Académie royale. Audran subcontracted young artists, such as Watteau, Lancret, and Desportes, in order to circumvent restrictions on guild practice enacted by the crown. Looking at his commissions not only reveals the elite taste of his patrons, including Louis XIV, but also Audran’s ability to use elements from popular culture to animate his arabesques, which created hallmarks of rococo interior design.
Barbara Laux, Ph.D., is an independent researcher and is currently Senior Curatorial Assistant at the Yale Center for British Art. She earned an M.A. in the History of Decorative Arts and in Art History prior to her Ph.D. at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.