Under the direction of Rémi MATHIS and Valérie SUEUR-HERMEL.
Animal.
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| N° d'inventaire | 26690 |
| Format | 24.5 x 30 |
| Détails | 168 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782717726152 |
Animals at the National Library of France!
Dürer's mighty rhinoceros, Manet's famous cats on their Parisian rooftop, Ranson's tiger with flamboyant lines, Hiroshige's imposing and bold carp in front of a view of Edo, the elegant simplicity of Matisse's swan...
Throughout the pages of this anthology, discover the extraordinary diversity of the collections preserved in the Department of Prints and Photography, as well as the richness and variety of techniques of a multiple graphic art that has produced so many masterpieces. This surprising bestiary "strongly underlines how the animal has always provided human beings with an immense repertoire of signs and dreams" (Michel Pastoureau).
Dürer's mighty rhinoceros, Manet's famous cats on their Parisian rooftop, Ranson's tiger with flamboyant lines, Hiroshige's imposing and bold carp in front of a view of Edo, the elegant simplicity of Matisse's swan...
Throughout the pages of this anthology, discover the extraordinary diversity of the collections preserved in the Department of Prints and Photography, as well as the richness and variety of techniques of a multiple graphic art that has produced so many masterpieces. This surprising bestiary "strongly underlines how the animal has always provided human beings with an immense repertoire of signs and dreams" (Michel Pastoureau).
Dürer's mighty rhinoceros, Manet's famous cats on their Parisian rooftop, Ranson's tiger with flamboyant lines, Hiroshige's imposing and bold carp in front of a view of Edo, the elegant simplicity of Matisse's swan...
Throughout the pages of this anthology, discover the extraordinary diversity of the collections preserved in the Department of Prints and Photography, as well as the richness and variety of techniques of a multiple graphic art that has produced so many masterpieces. This surprising bestiary "strongly underlines how the animal has always provided human beings with an immense repertoire of signs and dreams" (Michel Pastoureau).