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Detailed description :Tableaux et couleurs en France au XVIIe siècle

Tableaux et couleurs en France au XVIIe siècle

Author(s): Véronique  Moret-Martingay

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Artists use color to express their feelings, but also to create an atmosphere or convey a character’s personality.

Through an overview of 17th-century French painting, readers will discover how Nicolas Poussin, Georges de La Tour, Louis Le Nain, Claude Le Lorrain and other famous artists of the time were able to apply the laws of color with such great talent.

Series

Chercheurs d’art

Technical details

36 pages, spiral-bound, 15 x 18.5 cm, 28 color and black-and-white illustrations.

Publication date

1991

Period

17th century
ISBN French2-7118-2525-6
French only


Co-publisher(s)

Réunion des Musées Nationaux