Product Description

Théodore Chassériau was one of the most sensual and intellectual painters of his time. A pupil and precocious disciple of Ingres, he also fell under the influence of Delacroix, and he left his mark on both the second generation of Romantic artists and their Symbolist successors. Although his works fuse Ingres's linear precision with the lush color and Romantic exoticism of Delacroix, they escape easy stylistic classification. His oeuvre includes Orientalist and religious paintings, scenes from Antiquity, and portraits, but he is best known for his ambitious decorative compositions for the churches of Paris and for the Cour des Comptes in the Palais d'Orsay.

This beautiful book presents more than 250 of Chassériau's paintings, drawings, and prints. The texts of the essays and entries, as well as the extensive chronology, focus on the artist's personality, his professional and social milieu, and on the works themselves, thus providing an in-depth view of the state of the arts in France in the mid-nineteenth century.

This lavishly illustrated book serves as the catalogue of the first retrospective of Chassériau's work since 1933, to be held at the Grand Palais, Paris (February 26-May 27, 2002), the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg (June 9-September 21, 2002), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (October 21, 2002-January 5, 2003).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #873806 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 430 pages

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author
Stéphane Guégan is at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Christine Peltre is a professor of art history in Strasbourg; Vincent Pomarède is director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyons; Louis-Antoine Prat is a curator in the Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée du Louvre, Paris; and Bruno Chenique and Peter Benson Miller are independent art historians.

Customer Reviews

Unknown Romantic /Symbolist "MASTER"
I stumbled across this book during one of my many AMAZON searches for interesting art books about a month ago. After reading the book description, and finding out that Chasseriau was a student of Ingres', I knew that I had to take a chance and purchase this book. " Well Worth It" is an understatement. Chasseriau crosses over into several different art movements of his day yet still remains very true to his own unique personal artistic expression. In some of his work it is hard to tell it apart from Ingres masterfully drafted works. He is also linked to the French Romantics, covering subjects from the early 19th cen. middle east. I have not had a chance to read the text, but I can hardly wait. I am sure it will be interesting to learn more about this artist and what were the personal motivations for his work.

Chasseriau the Romantic
I was surprise by the quality of the state of the book, and the delivery is absolutely a must.