The Perfect Foil: François-André Vincent and the Revolution in French Painting

by Elizabeth C. Mansfield

Book Overview

Art history is haunted by the foil: the dark star whose diminished luster sets off another's brilliance. Relegated to this role by modern historians of Revolutionary-era French art, François-André Vincent (1746-1816) is chiefly viewed in the reflection of his contemporary, Jacques-Louis David. The Perfect Foil frees Vincent from this distorting mirror. Offering a nuanced and historically accurate account of Vincent's life and work, Elizabeth C. Mansfield...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816675813
• ISBN13: 9780816675814
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.6"