Author: Rosenthal, Donald A.
Title: Orientalism: The Near East in French Painting, 1800-1880
Description: Rochester, New York, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, 1982. Hardcover. terracotta cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 176 pp. 6 color, 142 bw plates. pictorial dustjacket w/ white printing. A nice, sharp and bright copy. Vivid color plates. Issued in conjunction with several 1982 exhibitions. Contents as follows: Before The Romantics; Development of Romantic Orientalism during the Bourbon Restoration (1814-1830); Expansion During The July Monarchy (1830-1848); The Second Empire (1852-1870): The Apogee of Orientalist Realism; The Principle Genres; Literary Orientalism and The Visual Arts; The Role of Photography; Foreign Influences; Impressionists, "Decadents", and The Decline of Orientalism; Conclusion. Lengthy selected bibliography. Catalogue lists 75 works. VG+/VG (light wear to boards; bump to spine top. dustjacket has edge-wear, rubbing to corners & spine ends) .

Keywords: Art; French Art; Orientalism; Excat ; Orientalism ; French Art ; Orientalism Museum Exhibitions - European Art


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