Sèvres at the Time of Louis XV, Birth of the legend
Sèvres at the Time of Louis XV, Birth of the legend, by John Whitehead, Ed. Courtes et Longues, 9-½ inches x 11 inches ( 24 cm x 28 cm ), hardcover book with 144 full color pages - English edition
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Informazioni sul libro
| Autore : | John Whitehead |
| Editore : | Courtes et Longues (2020) |
| Legatura : | Hardcover (144 full color pages) 9-½ inches x 11 inches |
| Lingua : | English |
| ISBN : | 978-2-35290-264-5 |
| EAN : | 9782352902645 |
Descrizione
Vincennes Sèvres porcelain is a hardcover book with 144 full color pages with great illustrations that presents the French Sèvres Porcelain Manufacture at its origin.
1740 saw the birth of a porcelain factory with one major asset - the brilliant whiteness of its paste.
It soon obtained strong support from Louis XV and was able to call upon the greatest artists of the period.
In less than thirty years, the Manufacture royale de Sèvres had become the greatest of them all.
After revolutionizing the art of porcelain, it stood as the undisputed arbiter os taste in Europe...
Contents:
- The first thirty years
- Collecting early Vincennes porcelain
- François Boucher, a muse for Sèvres
- Critics of the time
- By appointment to his Majesty, Shapes designed for Louis XV's "Bleu Celeste" service
- Armand l'Ainé, a painter of nature
- Evolution of the decoration during the 1760s
- List of Artists
- Chronology
- Manufacturing Marks on Vincennes-Sèvres Porcelain 1740 - 1770
- Glossary
- Table of captions
The English texts are written by John Whitehead.
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