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- catalog abstract ""Twice imprisoned after the fall of Robespierre, French painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) faced an artistic and personal crisis as the political and cultural values he had embraced crumbled in the mid-1790s. This book examines the crucial period of David's artistic career as he struggled both to "save his neck" and to recast his identity in the aftermath of the Reign of Terror. Ewa Lajer-Burcharth examines David's work in the context of the larger cultural and social formations emerging in France and offers a new perspective on his paintings and on French artistic culture at an important point in its history."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Art of Jacques-Louis David after the Terror".
- catalog contributor b11392919.
- catalog contributor b11392920.
- catalog coverage "France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Art and the revolution.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Twice imprisoned after the fall of Robespierre, French painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) faced an artistic and personal crisis as the political and cultural values he had embraced crumbled in the mid-1790s. This book examines the crucial period of David's artistic career as he struggled both to "save his neck" and to recast his identity in the aftermath of the Reign of Terror. Ewa Lajer-Burcharth examines David's work in the context of the larger cultural and social formations emerging in France and offers a new perspective on his paintings and on French artistic culture at an important point in its history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-365) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- The shadow of the guillotine -- Blind memories -- The revolution Glacée -- Psyche in the boudoir.".
- catalog extent "x, 374 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0300074212 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Art and the revolution.".
- catalog subject "759.4 21".
- catalog subject "David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825 Psychology.".
- catalog subject "ND553.D25 L35 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- The shadow of the guillotine -- Blind memories -- The revolution Glacée -- Psyche in the boudoir.".
- catalog title "Art of Jacques-Louis David after the Terror".
- catalog title "Necklines : the art of Jacques-Louis David after the Terror / Ewa Lajer-Burcharth.".
- catalog type "Art. fast".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".