Empress Eugénie and the Arts

Empress Eugénie and the Arts
Author: Alison McQueen
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2011
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781409405856

Reconstructing Empress Eugénie's position as private collector and public patron, this study is the first to examine Eugénie (1826-1920) in these roles. Her patronage and collecting is considered within the context of her political roles in the development of France's institutions and international relations. The book also examines representations of the empress, and the artistic transformation of a Hispanic woman into a leading figure in French politics.

Empress Eug?e and the Arts

Empress Eug?e and the Arts
Author: Alison McQueen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 731
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351568329

Reconstructing Empress Eug?e's position as a private collector and a public patron of a broad range of media, this study is the first to examine Eug?e (1826-1920), whose patronage of the arts has been overlooked even by her many biographers. The empress's patronage and collecting is considered within the context of her political roles in the development of France's institutions and international relations. Empress Eug?e and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century also examines representations of the empress, and the artistic transformation of a Hispanic woman into a leading figure in French politics. Based on extensive research at architectural sites and in archives, museums, and libraries throughout Europe, and in Britain and the United States, this book offers in-depth analysis of many works that have never before received scholarly attention - including reconstruction and analysis of Eug?e's apartment at the Tuileries. From her self-definition as empress through her collections, to her later days in exile in England, art was integral to Eug?e's social and political position.

Empress Eug?e and the Arts

Empress Eug?e and the Arts
Author: Alison McQueen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351568337

Reconstructing Empress Eug?e's position as a private collector and a public patron of a broad range of media, this study is the first to examine Eug?e (1826-1920), whose patronage of the arts has been overlooked even by her many biographers. The empress's patronage and collecting is considered within the context of her political roles in the development of France's institutions and international relations. Empress Eug?e and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century also examines representations of the empress, and the artistic transformation of a Hispanic woman into a leading figure in French politics. Based on extensive research at architectural sites and in archives, museums, and libraries throughout Europe, and in Britain and the United States, this book offers in-depth analysis of many works that have never before received scholarly attention - including reconstruction and analysis of Eug?e's apartment at the Tuileries. From her self-definition as empress through her collections, to her later days in exile in England, art was integral to Eug?e's social and political position.

Eugénie

Eugénie
Author: Desmond Seward
Publisher: History PressLtd
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780750929806

Eugenie de Montijo was Empress of the French, sharing the Second Empire with her husband Napoleon III. She impressed the Prussian Chancellor Bismarck so much that he called her The only man in Paris.

Remaking Race and History

Remaking Race and History
Author: RenŽe Ater
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2011-11-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520262123

"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies."

The Hammock: A Novel Based on the True Story of French Painter James Tissot

The Hammock: A Novel Based on the True Story of French Painter James Tissot
Author: Lucy Paquette
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2020-10-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780578735221

THE HAMMOCK: A novel based on the true story of French painter James Tissot portrays ten remarkable years in the life of James Tissot (1836-1902), who rebuilt - and then lost - his reputation in London. THE HAMMOCK is a psychological portrait, exploring the forces that unwound the career of this complex man. Based on contemporary sources, the novel brings Tissot's world alive in a story of war, art, Society glamour, love, scandal, and tragedy.

ArtCurious

ArtCurious
Author: Jennifer Dasal
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0143134590

A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.

Art is a Tyrant

Art is a Tyrant
Author: Catherine Hewitt
Publisher: Icon Books
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1785786229

WINNER OF THE FRANCO-BRITISH SOCIETY LITERARY AWARD 2020 'Art is a Tyrant recounts [Bonheur's] life with no little brio.' Michael Prodger, The Times Books of the Year 2020 'A diligently researched, beautifully produced and insistently sympathetic biography.' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian A new biography of the wildly unconventional 19th-century animal painter and gender equality pioneer Rosa Bonheur, from the author of the acclaimed Mistress of Paris and Renoir's Dancer. Rosa Bonheur was the very antithesis of the feminine ideal of 19th-century society. She was educated, she shunned traditional 'womanly' pursuits, she rejected marriage - and she wore trousers. But the society whose rules she spurned accepted her as one of their own, because of her genius for painting animals. She shared an intimate relationship with the eccentric, self-styled inventor Nathalie Micas, who nurtured the artist like a wife. Together Rosa, Nathalie and Nathalie's mother bought a chateau and with Rosa's menagerie of animals the trio became one of the most extraordinary households of the day. Catherine Hewitt's compelling new biography is an inspiring evocation of a life lived against the rules.

The Second Empire, 1852-1870

The Second Empire, 1852-1870
Author:
Publisher: Museum
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1978
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"Presents the entire range of artistic production of the period: architectural drawings, decorative arts, sculpture, paintings, drawings, and photography."--Page 9.