The Musee d'Orsay

by Margherita d'Ayala Valva

Book Overview

Synopsis The French art of the 19th century, as it is represented at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, offers us an insight today into the peculiarities of a century that was at once dreamy, romantic, visionary and realistic, as if we were looking at the illustrations of a great novel. The selection of works presented here, which can be described as some of the most unforgettable in the entire history of art, covers a period that starts out with Ingres,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760794413
• ISBN13: 9780760794418
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 4.75 lbs.