French Art: The Ancien Régime, 1620-1775

French Art: The Ancien Régime, 1620-1775
Author: André Chastel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1994
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The renowned art historian Andre Chastel intended his history of art in France from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to be the crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career. The fruit of ten years of research and writing, this fully documented and erudite study goes beyond conventional art historical analysis to get at the heart of over two millenia of artistic creation.

French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes

French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes
Author: J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2008
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780892368747

"Each object is described and analyzed in terms of its provenance and published history, as well as its construction, materials, and conservation. With its painstaking attention to detail, this volume is the definitive catalogue of the Getty Museum's collection of French Baroque furniture and will be of interest to scholars, conservators, and all students of French decorative arts."--BOOK JACKET.