Painters and public life in eighteenth-century Paris /

Crow, Thomas E., 1948-

Painters and public life in eighteenth-century Paris / Thomas E. Crow. - New Haven : Yale University Press, 1986, c1985. - 290 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-285) and index.

Introduction: the Salon exhibition in the eighteenth century and the problem of its public -- A public space in the making -- FĂȘtes galantes and fĂȘtes publiques -- The Salon and the street -- Whose Salon? -- Greuze and official art -- Painting and the politicians -- David and the Salon. Bibliography p.278-285.

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Salon (Exhibition : Paris, France)


Painting, French--France--Paris--18th century.
Art exhibition audiences--France--Paris.
Art and state--France--Paris.

ND550 / .C75 1986