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Memoirs Of The Life And Works Of Jean Antoine Houdon: The Sculptor Of Voltaire And Of Washington
by Charles Henry Hart
from Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment
by Anne L. Poulet
from University Of Chicago Press
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1826) has long been recognized as the greatest European portrait sculptor of the late eighteenth century, flourishing during both the American and French Revolutions as well as during the Directoire and Empire in France. Whether sculpting a head of state, an intellectual, or a young child, Houdon had an uncanny ability to capture the essence of his subject with a characteristic pose or expression. Yet until now, Houdon's exquisite sculptures have never been the subject of a major exhibition.
This lavish exhibition catalogue will immediately take its rightful place as the definitive work on Houdon. With more than one hundred color plates and two hundred black and white halftones, Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment illustrates every stage of the sculptor's fascinating career, from his early portrayals of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to his stunning portraits of American patriots such as George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Indeed the images we hold dear of legendary Enlightenment figures like Diderot, Rousseau, d'Alembert, and Voltaire are based on works by Houdon. More than mere representations, these sculptures provide us fascinating, intimate glimpses into the very core of who these figures were. Houdon's genius animated even his less illustrious subjects, like his portraits of his family and friends, and filled his sculptures of children with delicacy and freshness. Accompanying the images of Houdon's masterworks are four insightful essays that discuss Houdon's views on art (based in part on a newly discovered manuscript written by the artist) as well as his prominence in the highly varied cultures of eighteenth-century France, Germany, and Russia.
From aristocrats to revolutionaries, actors to philosophers, Houdon's amazingly vivid portraits constitute the visual record of the Enlightenment and capture the true spirit of a remarkable age. Jean-Antoine Houdon finally gives these gorgeous works their due.
This lavish exhibition catalogue will immediately take its rightful place as the definitive work on Houdon. With more than one hundred color plates and two hundred black and white halftones, Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment illustrates every stage of the sculptor's fascinating career, from his early portrayals of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to his stunning portraits of American patriots such as George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Indeed the images we hold dear of legendary Enlightenment figures like Diderot, Rousseau, d'Alembert, and Voltaire are based on works by Houdon. More than mere representations, these sculptures provide us fascinating, intimate glimpses into the very core of who these figures were. Houdon's genius animated even his less illustrious subjects, like his portraits of his family and friends, and filled his sculptures of children with delicacy and freshness. Accompanying the images of Houdon's masterworks are four insightful essays that discuss Houdon's views on art (based in part on a newly discovered manuscript written by the artist) as well as his prominence in the highly varied cultures of eighteenth-century France, Germany, and Russia.
From aristocrats to revolutionaries, actors to philosophers, Houdon's amazingly vivid portraits constitute the visual record of the Enlightenment and capture the true spirit of a remarkable age. Jean-Antoine Houdon finally gives these gorgeous works their due.
George Washington: [sculpture by] Jean Antoine Houdon ; a brief history of the most famous sculpture created of America's immortal patriot issued to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth 1732-1932
Houdon in America: a Collection of Documents in the Jefferson Papers in the Library of Congress
Memoirs of the life and works of Jean Antoine Houdon [microform]: The sculptor of Voltaire and of Washington
Correspondence: Adams to Jefferson - 8/4/1785 - More on Insurance for Mr. Houdon - Request for Intervention on Behalf of American Captive Samuel Watson - On the Arret Against English Manufactures - "Ship and Sailor" and the British (AMERICAN HISTORY)
Antiquity Revisited the Classical Tradition in Sculpture from Houdon to Guillaume
The "Blue Rider" imbroglio.(Art): An article from: New Criterion
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Title: The "Blue Rider" imbroglio.(Art)
Author: Hilton Kramer
Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: Foundation for Cultural Review
Volume: 22 Issue: 4 Page: 68(5)
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