Luxury after the terror [electronic resource] / Iris Moon

Author:: Moon, Iris
Published:: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
Physical Description:: xv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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Contents:

Death and dispersal : the 1793-94 revolutionary auctions at Versailles -- Henry Auguste : precious metals in the age of terror -- Jean-Démosthène Dugourc : political fantasies of the Arabesque -- Aubert-Henri-Joseph Parent : carving in exile -- Alexandre Brongniart : fragile terrains.

Summary:

"Explores the production, circulation, and survival of French luxury after the death of Louis XVI by focusing on makers of decorative art objects who had strong ties to the monarchy and how they navigated the French Revolution"--

Subject(s):

Decorative arts—France—History—18th century
Luxury goods industry—France—History—18th century
France—History—Revolution, 1789-1799—Art and the revolution
France—History—Revolution, 1789-1799—Influence

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Electronic books

ISBN:

9780271091617 (cloth)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-200) and index.

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