The Essence of Line - French Drawings from Ingres to Degas

Many patrons of the arts in nineteenth-century America built collections of paintings and sculpture imported primarily from England or Italy. "The Essense of Line offers the first comprehensive discussion of the formation of these collections and their significance for the history of French Art.

About the author

Jay M. Fisher is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Baltimore Museum of Art.William R. Johnston is Associate Director and Curator of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art at The Walters Art Museum.Kimberly Schenck is Conservator at The Baltimore Museum of Art.Cheryl K. Snay is Research Associate, Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at The Baltimore Museum of Art.

Summary

Many patrons of the arts in 19th-century America collected paintings and sculpture from England or Italy. Collectors in Baltimore looked to France for models of culture and assembled extensive collections of drawings by French masters. This is a discussion of the formation of these collections and their significance for the history of French art.

Product details

• Authors: Jay Fisher, Jay M. Fisher, William R. Johnston, Kimberly Schenck, Cheryl K. Snay
• Assisted by: Jay Fisher (Editor), Jay (Baltimore Museum of Art) Fisher (Editor), Fisher Jay (Editor), William Johnston (Editor), Johnston William (Editor), Kim Schenk (Editor), Kim (Baltimore Museum of Art) Schenk (Editor), Cheryl Snay (Editor), Cheryl (Curator of European Art Snay (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2005
• EAN: 9780271026923
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02692-3
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 305 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 2440 g
• Illustrations: Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Drawing & drawings, Drawing and drawings