{"product_id":"crowning-glories-9781487504427","title":"Crowning Glories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining cultural production during the reign of Louis XIV, Crowning Glories brings together the role of the arts in the monarchy's propaganda wars, the significance of Netherlandish realism in France, and the rise of empiricism in the early modern period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This work is notable for its rich, sensitive, and perceptive analysis of the artistic works, and the thought-provoking parallels and contrasts developed throughout.\" -- Richard Maber * \u003cem\u003eModern Language Review\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Stone makes a persuasive claim by demonstrating how Dutch realistic painting gradually chipped away at the French monarchy’s hold on ideas.[…] This claim is bold enough to require extensive explanation, which Stone provides within a strong conceptual framework.\" -- Hanneke Grootenboer, Radboud University * \u003cem\u003eH-France\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments List of Images   Introduction: Hiding in Plain Sight   Part I: Divergent Patterns 1. Two Models in Context: Northern Realist Art in France 2. France at the Intersection: Configuring the French Response to Northern Realism   Part II: Transformations 3. Fractured Spaces: Staging the King’s Portrait 4. In Death as in Life   Part III: Patterns of Change 5. The Great Reveal 6. Legacies   Coda: Trompe l’oeil Illusions and the Thoughts They Inspire   Notes Works Cited","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409141440855,"sku":"9781487504427","price":45.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487504427.jpg?v=1730505592","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crowning-glories-9781487504427","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}