Augustin Pajou, Royal Sculptor 1730-1809

Draper, James David; Pajou, Augustin; Scherf, Guilhem; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Musee Du Louvre

ISBN 10: 0870998404 / ISBN 13: 9780870998409

Published by MMA, NY, 1997

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This is the first major study of the French Neoclassical sculptor, Pajou in many a year. And this one is welcome indeed. It is a catalogue which accompanied an exhibit both at the Louvre in 1997, and at the Met in 1998. MINT condition of book, and MINT condition of DJ, now protected with Mylar covering. NEW book, willing to become YOURS. Seller Inventory # 100470

Bibliographic Details

Title: Augustin Pajou, Royal Sculptor 1730-1809

Publisher: MMA, NY

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Cloth Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis:

This publication is the first major study of the French Neoclassical sculptor Augustin Pajou (1730-1809) in almost a century, and it is the only work about him in English. Here the artist's work is discussed and illustrated in depth, and the artistic, courtly, and aristocratic circles in which he worked are considered in detail. This examination concentrates on the beginnings of Neoclassicism and explores the philosophical and scientific underpinnings of the Enlightenment, in which Pajou played an important part.
This publication, which accompanies a major exhibition at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, presents to both the scholar and the general reader a great artist who has at last received his due. The volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a detailed chronology, a short history of the artist's critical reputation, an exhaustive bibliography, and a complete index.