Romantic Paris 1815-1848.
Paris Museums| N° d'inventaire | 21839 |
| Format | 25.5 x 31 |
| Détails | 512 p., 470 illustrations, hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
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From the fall of Napoleon to the 1848 revolution, Paris, refusing to retreat into its own identity, established itself as the cultural crossroads of Europe. This book showcases the extraordinary artistic profusion that animated Paris during this period. Despite political ups and downs, the capital embraced Anglophilia in literature and clothing, was passionate about Spain, supported the Greek cause and mourned Poland, and discovered Germany without renouncing Italian opera. It attracted Rossini, Liszt, and Chopin alike, revelled in literary battles, and became dizzy with luxury and refinement. Through abundant iconography accompanied by numerous essays and commentaries on works, the book takes us to the Parisian hotspots of Romanticism: from the galleries of the Palais-Royal to the Salon, from the Comédie-Française to the bohemian Latin Quarter, from the Nouvelle Athènes to the Grands Boulevards. Far from being limited to painting and sculpture, this walk encompasses architecture, literature, theater, music, opera and dance, without forgetting fashion and the decorative arts, thus offering the reader a striking panorama of the effervescence of the Romantic era.
From the fall of Napoleon to the 1848 revolution, Paris, refusing to retreat into its own identity, established itself as the cultural crossroads of Europe. This book showcases the extraordinary artistic profusion that animated Paris during this period. Despite political ups and downs, the capital embraced Anglophilia in literature and clothing, was passionate about Spain, supported the Greek cause and mourned Poland, and discovered Germany without renouncing Italian opera. It attracted Rossini, Liszt, and Chopin alike, revelled in literary battles, and became dizzy with luxury and refinement. Through abundant iconography accompanied by numerous essays and commentaries on works, the book takes us to the Parisian hotspots of Romanticism: from the galleries of the Palais-Royal to the Salon, from the Comédie-Française to the bohemian Latin Quarter, from the Nouvelle Athènes to the Grands Boulevards. Far from being limited to painting and sculpture, this walk encompasses architecture, literature, theater, music, opera and dance, without forgetting fashion and the decorative arts, thus offering the reader a striking panorama of the effervescence of the Romantic era.