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Sir Joshua Reynolds : The Painter in Society /

That Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) became the most fashionable painter of his time was not simply due to his artistic gifts or good fortune. The art of pleasing, Richard Wendorf contends, was as much a part of Reynolds's success--in his life and in his work--as the art of painting. The author...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wendorf, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Art of Pleasing
  • 2. Other Voices
  • 3. The Marketplace and the Studio
  • 4. The Studio and the Stage
  • 5. Patrons and Politics
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index