Pastels in the Musée Du Louvre: 17th and 18th Centuries

by Xavier Salmon

The Mus?e du Louvre boasts an exceptional collection of 17th- and 18th-century European pastels. Due to their fragility, there have been scant opportunities to view and learn from these spectacular artworks. This in-depth examination of the collection, reproduced here for the first time in color, delves into their history and how they were created. Produced primarily during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, the works--whose beautiful delicacy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300238630
• ISBN13: 9780300238631
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Editions Hazan, Paris
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.9" x 11.4"