A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660–1715
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (677 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606064509 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An esteemed international group of contributors investigates the ways that cultural policies affected printmaking; explains what constitutes a print; describes how one became a printmaker; studies how prints were collected; and considers their reception in the ensuing centuries. Once considered the golden age of French printmaking, Louis XIV’s reign saw Paris become a powerhouse of print production. Prints were ideal for achieving these goals; reproducible and transportable, they fueled the sophisticated propaganda machine circulating images of Louis as both a man of war and a man of culture. During this time, the king aimed to make fine and decorative arts into signs of French taste and skill and, by extension, into markers of his imperialist glory. A Kingdom of Images is published to coincide with an exhibition on view at the Getty Res
the best introduction available to this period of French printmaking.”—The Burlington Magazine . “…much more than an exhibition catalogue