10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUDON»
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Jean-Antoine
Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment
Jean-Antoine Houdon finally gives these gorgeous works their due.
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Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850
526 HOUDON. JEAN-ANTOINE Houdon produced a series of six portraits of
contemporary French philosophers, and his 1771 portrait bust of the
encyclopedist Diderot, full of spirit, without wig or coat, was probably solicited by
the artist rather ...
Christopher John Murray, 2004
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Encountering Genius:
Houdon's Portraits of Benjamin Franklin
Encountering Genius investigates the making of Houdon's marble bust of Franklin—perhaps the finest version realized—shedding new light on this enduring portrait (now in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Jack Hinton, Melissa S. Meighan, P. Andrew Lins, 2011
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France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a ...
Despite humble origins (Houdon was the son of a farmer and a Versailles
gardener's daughter) he early demonstrated an intuitive artistic ability and won
scholarships to art schools at Paris and Rome in the 1760s. Houdon also studied
with a ...
Houdon was reputed to be the best, Jefferson reported, and he lost no time in
speaking to him about the commission. It was agreed that the statue should be
life-size but Houdon did not think it could be done, as was proposed, from a ...
Hugh Honour, John Fleming, 2005
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Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective
JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON Neoclassicism also became the preferred style for
public sculptural commissions in the new American republic. When the Virginia
legislature wanted to erect a life-size marble statue of Virginia-born George ...
7
History of Art: The Western Tradition
Terra-cotta model for marble original, height 47" (1 19.3 cm). Musée Fahre,
Montpellier, France Voltaire, Houdon became a Freemason and modeled
Benjamin Franklin. Replicas of the Franklin bust spread the artist's fame in the
New World.
Horst Woldemar Janson, Anthony F. Janson, 2004
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Houdon at the Louvre: Masterworks of the Enlightenment
"This book is an exhaustive catalogue of Houdon's works at the Louvre, we ... also consider sculptures done by the artist's studio, after Houdon, and also in his manner."--Preface.
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George Washington: American Symbol
Besides Houdon, these included the Italian Antonio Canova, chosen in 18 16 to
provide a Washington statue for the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh (
discussed below), and the Englishman Sir Francis Chantrey, who in 1826
provided ...
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Memoirs of the Life and Works of Jean Antoine
Houdon: The ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Charles Henry Hart, Edward Biddle, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUDON»
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Naples museum leaders reluctant to authenticate sculpture to public
We are concerned about the provenance of works by Houdon and other artists as well as the repatriation of art. We would always be eager to ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
Penn-Goetsch participating in European art seminar
... Jean-Antoine Houdon, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Throughout the seminar, participating faculty members ... «Cornell College News, Jul 15»
Pop culture's Black Lives Matter moment couldn't come at a better time
Wiley's busts of black faces, like Houdon Paul-Louis (with full lips and wearing a hoodie) or Likunt Daniel Ailin (with a pick in his hair), make ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Tracing the mark left by the Marquis de Lafayette
Jean-Antoine Houdon's bust of the Marquis de Lafayette. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette is better known by his ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
The Boston Athenaeum Celebrates Marquis de Lafayette in an …
Highlights of the exhibition include some of the Athenaeum's own treasures, notably Jean-Antoine Houdon's great bust of Lafayette, acquired in ... «Virtual Press Office, Jun 15»
'Gods and heroes'
... Antoine-Louis Barye, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Jean-Antoine Houdon and Francois Rude, and drawings by Simon Vouet, Antoine-Jean Gros ... «Portland Tribune, Jun 15»
Professor Susik to attend national seminar
... France — including Nicolas Poussin, Charles Le Brun, Jean-Antoine Watteau and Jean-Antoine Houdon. She will also receive opportunities ... «willamette.edu, May 15»
Historic Photos of George Washington Monuments Throughout the …
The statue is a bronze replica of Jean-Antoine Houdon's statue of Washington, and was presented to the United Kingdom as a gift by the ... «National Journal, Apr 15»
What to Make of Kehinde Wiley's Pervy Brooklyn Museum …
... not the Laurence Fishburne character from The Matrix but a riff on eighteenth-century French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon's portrayal of the ... «Village Voice, Mar 15»
How to Capture the Soul: Rodin's Portraits
While looking at Jean-Antoine Houdon's portrait bust of Voltaire in the Louvre, sculptor Auguste Rodin remarked, “To tell the truth, there is no artistic work that ... «Big Think, Mar 15»
