1970 French Empire Style, 70 Color Plates, Extravagent Decoration, Art & Design

Description: 1970 French Empire Style, 70 Color Plates, Extravagent Decoration, Art & Design 1970, Hamlyn Publishing, London, NY 157 pp, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 I am not a bookseller so am not sure the proper terms to identify condition. In my opinion this book is in acceptable condition for its age. There are no tears or missing pages. The dust jacket has wear. The actual book has some staining around the edges. It’s a cute little book. ◡̈ From the dust jacket: The French Empire Style French art during the first fifteen years of the 19th century was obsessed with the god-like figure of Napoleon. Every painting and every object was intended to celebrate his glory. The society of the Empire period was quite different from that of the first feverish post-Revolutionary years. The new establishment was no longer content with the delicate whims of the earlier Directoire style; it now wanted extravagant decoration, triumphal furnishings and monumental architecture. Gold, bronze, mahogany and silk were the materials of the Empire style. French art teemed with symbols: a library would be decorated with portraits of the greatest writers of all ages, a soldier would have lances and shields painted on his walls and inlaid in his doors. Egyptomania was everywhere. A piece of furniture, a clock or an ink-stand became a pretext for portraying as many Egyptian divinities as possible. Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios makes a penetrating survey of the whole scene, from painting, sculpture and architecture to porcelain, textiles, bronzes and silverware, objects d'art and furniture. The seventy illustrations reveal the dignity and grace of these aristocratic forms. No style since has been so grandiose, so heroic, so Imperial. Enjoy!

Price: 12.88 USD

Location: Dallas, Texas

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