Necklines
Author | : Ewa Lajer-Burcharth |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300074212 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300074215 |
Rating | : 4/5 (215 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Necklines by : Ewa Lajer-Burcharth
Download or read book Necklines written by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the crucial period in the painter's career as he struggled to save his neck and recast his identity in the aftermath of the Reign of Terror. Burcharth assesses his works in the context of the larger cultural and social formations emerging in France concluding with an interpretation of the unfinished portrait of Juliette Recamier.