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Plasters. For a history of sculpture in Amiens
DALON Laure

Plasters. For a history of sculpture in Amiens

Invenit Editions
€16,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 26003
Format 15.5 x 23
Détails 112 p., paperback.
Publication Lille, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782376800910
In 1868, the president of the Commission responsible for the construction of what would become the Musée de Picardie, Charles Dufour, vehemently refused to host Andromeda, a plaster statue by the Abbeville sculptor Edmond Levêque. Dufour and his refusal of a "plaster" museum reflect the low regard this material received for several decades. The history of drawing instruction in Amiens, however, reveals that plaster had been at the heart of artistic training since the 19th century....
In 1868, the president of the Commission responsible for the construction of what would become the Musée de Picardie, Charles Dufour, vehemently refused to host Andromeda, a plaster statue by the Abbeville sculptor Edmond Levêque. Dufour and his refusal of a "plaster" museum reflect the low regard this material received for several decades. The history of drawing instruction in Amiens, however, reveals that plaster had been at the heart of artistic training since the 19th century....