252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque' is the first substantial biographical study of Claude III Audran, a late 17th- and early 18th-century master of ornament and a proponent of cutting-edge design who took inspiration from contemporary sources. This work investigates Audran’s accomplishments and the factors that impacted the longevity and arc of his successful career, taking into... Read more
Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chapter 1 Biography of Claude III Audran (1658-1734), Chapter 2 The French Arabesque as an Art Form, Audran as Master Ornamentalist and His Initial Commissioned Works, Chapter 3 Claude III Audran and Jean de La Fontaine's Fables: Maintaining the Social Hierarchy, Chapter 4 Attracting New Patrons in the Eighteenth Century, Chapter 5 Claude III Audran's Competitors and His Legacies, Illustrations, Appendix, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Barbara Laux, Ph.D., is an independent researcher and is currently Senior Curatorial Assistant at the Yale Center for British Art. She earned an M.A. in the History of Decorative Arts and in Art History prior to her Ph.D. at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
