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Book SynopsisParis is a moveable feast, Ernest Hemingway once proclaimed. The city of light, or the city of love, Paris is indeed a feast for the senses. Paris''s rich history has been justly captured by the many artists sheltered by its garrets and supported by its patrons for centuries.
Finally the story and grandeur of this beautiful city are revealed in this luxurious slipcased volume. The over 300 full-colour illustrations, including four breathtaking gatefolds, present Paris from its days as a medieval city on the Ile de la Cité, in the middle of the Seine River, through the tumultuous days of the French Revolution, to the Haussmannization of Paris, when much of the city was razed to make way for broad boulevards emanating from the Arc de Triomphe.
The rich heritage of painting in Paris is broadly represented in this collection. Home of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris nurtured generations of French artists and displayed their work in the Sa
Trade ReviewPraise for The History of Paris in Painting "...readers are likely to be drawn to the first two-thirds of the book, where they will discover what the city looked like and what went on there before Claude Monet, Edouard Manet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir fixed it in our memory...Beyond the book's documentary interest, The History of Paris in Painting is a record of how changing tastes in art can shape what is known to future generations." - The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2009 "A work of art in and of itself." - FRANCE magazine "Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly curated...To study this magnificent book is to recognize Paris's paramount role in the development and deployment of French political glory. This book's chief contribution lies in it's generous array of relatively unknown paintings..." - The New York Times Book Review "Very much worthwhile as a visual record of the 'city of light' throughout history." - Choice "Magnificently illustrated." - Art & Auction "Stands out...with its striking appearance and its unexpectedly strong narrative." -- Library Journal
Table of ContentsTable of Contents from: The History of Paris in Painting Introduction Part I: The Fortified City: Paris in the 14th and 15th Centuries Part II: Paris as Capital, 1515-1645 Part III: Paris: Open City, 1645-1789 Part IV: Between Two Revolutions: Paris, 1789-1848 Part V: The Haussmannization of Paris, 1848-71 Part VI: Republican Paris, 1871-1914 Part VII: Contemporary Paris: A Multi-Faced Modern Capital in the 20th and 21st Centuries Index of Names Index of Places Table of Works Illustrated
