18th century art history
18th century france
18th century paris
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alexandre lenoir
antique sculpture
architectural firms
architecture
art
art history
art museums
Author_Andrew McClellan
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enlightenment
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french royal picture collections
individual architects
modern museums
napoleon empire
old master paintings
politics
revolution
the louvre
the luxembourg gallery
the musee central des arts
the museum of french monuments
the revolutionary louvre
Product details
- ISBN 9780520221765
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 Oct 1999
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre--with the greatest collection of Old Master paintings and antique sculpture assembled under one roof--became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. Andrew McClellan chronicles the formation of this great museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. More than a narrative history, McClellan's account explores the ideological underpinnings, pedagogic aims, and aesthetic criteria of the Louvre. Drawing on new archival materials, McClellan also illuminates the art world of eighteenth-century Paris.
Andrew McClellan is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Art and Art History at Tufts University.
