Delphi Complete Works of Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Illustrated)

by Peter Russell and Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 14/05/2018

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The leading exponent of the Rococo style, Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s paintings are characterised by remarkable facility, exuberance and frivolous hedonism. Regarded as one of the greatest colourists of art history, Fragonard produced stunning artworks that capture the spirit of the final days of the Ancien Régime, conveying intimacy and veiled eroticism. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Fragonard’s complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)


* The complete paintings of Jean-Honoré Fragonard — fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order

* Includes reproductions of rare works

* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information

* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Fragonard’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books

* Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings

* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view

* Includes a selection of Fragonard's drawings – explore the artist’s varied works

* Features a bonus biography – discover Fragonard's artistic and personal life


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CONTENTS:


The Highlights

Blindman’s Buff

Venus and Cupid

Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols

Psyche Shows Her Sisters the Gifts She Received from Cupid

The Captured Kiss

The Storm

The Small Park

The Bathers

Coresus Sacrifices Himself to Save Callirhoë

The Swing

Mademoiselle Guimard

Love Letters

The Education of the Virgin

The Bolt

A Young Girl Reading

A Boy as Pierrot

Forsaken

The Vow to Love


The Paintings

The Complete Paintings

Alphabetical List of Paintings


The Drawings

List of Drawings


The Biography

Fragonard by Haldane Macfall


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ISBN:
9781786565167
9781786565167
Category:
History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
14-05-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Delphi Classics Ltd
Peter Russell

Squadron Leader Peter Russell DFC was born in Chertsey in August 1918, being educated at St Lawrence School Ramsgate. After the Second World War he became Managing Director of a knitwear manufacturing company and retired at 65 in 1983. He then went to Thailand and lived in a village in the North and adopted a Thai family; he speaks the language fluently. In time he returned to Berkshire.

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