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Paris 1650-1900, decorative arts in the Rijksmuseum, Reinier Baarsen

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 585-595) and index

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index present

non fiction

Paris 1650-1900

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Reinier Baarsen

decorative arts in the Rijksmuseum

From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed center of fashion and taste in Europe. Home to a unique concentration of artists, designers, patrons, critics, and a keen buying public, Paris was the city where trends were made and where novel types of objects, devised for new ways of life, were invented. This book traces the wonderful story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 breathtaking, and often little-known, masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It features an exhilarating mixture of furniture, gilt bronze, tapestries, silver, watches, snuff-boxes, jewellery, Sèvres porcelain, and other ceramics, as well as some design drawings and engravings. Specially taken photographs reveal the daring design and beautiful execution of the work of some of the greatest artists and craftsmen of their time. Reinier Baarsen discusses the history and significance of each object, presenting the findings of much new research

Paris conquers Europe -- furnishings in the age of Louis XIV -- André-Charles Boulle, prince of cabinet-makers -- A new style for a new age: Oppenord & Cressent -- Rococo -- A taste for china -- Porcelain & gilt bronze -- The art off the snuff-box -- Vincennes & Sévres porcelain -- Parisian works in Holland -- Silver for the courts of Russia & Spain -- Neo-classicism in furniture & furnishings -- The empire style -- Nostalgia for the ancien régime -- Eclectic historicism -- Inspiration from the Far East -- René Lalique & the art nouveau goldsmiths