An edition of The art of Louis-Léopold Boilly (1995)
The art of Louis-Léopold Boilly
modern life in Napoleonic France
By Susan L. Siegfried
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Publish Date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
eng
Pages
221
Description:
Boilly has long been recognized as the most significant painter of everyday life in Napoleonic France. His portraits and genre scenes provide delightful illustrations of the period. In this book, Susan Siegfried argues that Boilly's paintings should be read not just for their documentary detail but also for their wider cultural significance - for the light they shed on social and sexual tensions of the era.