{"product_id":"picasso-ingres","title":"Picasso Ingres","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the fascinating parallels and differences between Picasso’s \u003ci\u003eWoman with a Book\u003c\/i\u003e and Ingres’s \u003ci\u003eMadame Moitessier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This publication examines, in detail, two extraordinary interrelated works: Picasso’s \u003ci\u003eWoman with a Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1932) and Ingres’s \u003ci\u003eMadame Moitessier\u003c\/i\u003e (1844–56). Each painting is explored in depth, illuminating the parallels and differences between the artists’ techniques and creative ambitions. The first essay tells the story of the twelve-year gestation of Ingres’s \u003ci\u003eMadame Moitessier\u003c\/i\u003e, focusing on the role of drawings in the elaboration of the composition, and of the sitter herself in determining how she was to be presented. The second essay traces the development of Picasso’s \u003ci\u003eWoman with a Book\u003c\/i\u003e, among the most celebrated likenesses of the artist’s young lover, Marie-Thérèse Walter. In contrast to Ingres’s work, it was painted in just a day or two. The final essay explores, through these two works, the artists’ shared interest in the relationship between nude and clothed bodies, revealing the depth of Picasso’s engagement with \u003ci\u003eMadame Moitessier\u003c\/i\u003e, which motivates and animates \u003ci\u003eWoman with a Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published by National Gallery Company\/Distributed by Yale University Press ","brand":"National Gallery Company Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219596005720,"sku":"9781857096828","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781857096828.jpg?v=1779937251","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/picasso-ingres","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}