Animal.
BN| N° d'inventaire | 18708 |
| Format | 24.5 x 30 |
| Détails | 164 p. Color and black and white illustration plates. Printer's binding. |
| Publication | Paris, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
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Animals at the Bibliothèque nationale de France! Dürer's powerful 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 held in the Department of Prints and Photography, as well as the richness and variety of techniques of a multifaceted graphic art that has produced so many masterpieces. This surprising bestiary "forcefully underlines how the animal has always provided human beings with an immense repertoire of signs and dreams" (Michel Pastoureau).
Animals at the Bibliothèque nationale de France! Dürer's powerful 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 held in the Department of Prints and Photography, as well as the richness and variety of techniques of a multifaceted graphic art that has produced so many masterpieces. This surprising bestiary "forcefully underlines how the animal has always provided human beings with an immense repertoire of signs and dreams" (Michel Pastoureau).