Sheltering art: collecting and social identity in early eighteenth-century paris
Auteur :
Ziskin, Rochelle
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271037851
Date de publication :
16 août 2012
Dimensions :
25,4 x 22,9 x 3,4 cm
Poids :
1656 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores the role of private art collections in the cultural, social, and political life of early eighteenth-century Paris. Examines how two principal groups of collectors, each associated with a different political faction, amassed different types of treasures and used them to establish social identities and compete for distinction.