François Boucher and the Art of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century France.

Priebe, Jessica.

François Boucher and the Art of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century France. - Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. 2022. - 1 online resource (271 pages) - The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950 Ser. . - The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950 Ser. .

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Intro -- Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: In pursuit of pleasure -- PART I: The artist as agent -- 1. Modernizing Watteau: Marketing luxury in France and Sweden -- 2. Boucher and the art of Conchyliomanie -- PART II: The artist as collector -- 3. Trading places: Boucher as a collector of fine art -- 4. The business of collecting -- PART III: The collector as artist -- 5. A new address: Boucher at the Louvre -- 6. Boucher's cabinet of natural history -- 7. The artist inspired: Representing genius and the art of emulation -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Boucher, François



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