AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF INTERIOR DECORATION "FROM POMPEII TO ART NOUVEAU"

PRAZ, MARIO

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ISBN:978-0-500-23358-0
EAN:9780500233580
Editorial: THAMES & HUDSON
Fecha de la edición:2008
Número de la edición: 1
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Encuadernación:CARTONE
Nº Pág.:396
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/ ARTE Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES / ARTES DECORATIVAS

The appeal of this extraordinary book lies in its rapt obsession with the detailsof thedomestic interior,borne out in a wonderfullyrich collection of pictures. These charmingpaintings and watercolors, mostly dating from 1770 to 1860 and coming from all over Europe,Russia, and America, record with faithful accuracy the shape of a room,the pattern of a carpet, thefurniture, pictures, fabrics, andwall coverings, the hang of the curtains andthe fall ofthe light theyadmit. The pictures find their place in a complete surveyof domestic-and some more palatial-interiors portrayed in art from the ancient world to thelate nineteenthcentury, and including worksby Vermeer, Hogarth, Durer,Degas, and Vuillard. The text goes beyond scholarly commentary to present an evolving picture of men and women in relation to domestic surroundings, full of human interest, wit, and wide-ranging cultural references.