商品簡介
Percival (French studies, U. of Exeter, the UK) offers a new interpretation of a group of Fragonard paintings that have long mystified scholars, identifying the group of "figures de fantaisie" not as portraits, but as deliberately fanciful in their subject and style. The cultural milieu is defined, with attention to the arts of theatre and performance, and the aesthetics of the era are explored, including discussion of a wide range of other paintings. The result is a fascinating exploration of the zeitgeist of an era of great cultural change. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Melissa Percival is Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, and an expert in eighteenth-century French studies. She has published widely on theories of physiognomy and facial expression.
