Inventing the Louvre

1999

Boek; 289 p ill

Herdr. - Oorspronkelijke uitgave: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - Met bibliografie

Studie analyseert de politiek-ideologische betekenis van het Louvre vanaf de 18e eeuw als model voor het ontstaan van de moderne musea. - Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre—with the greatest collection of Old Master paintings and antique sculpture assembled under one roof—became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. Andrew McClellan chronicles the formation of this great museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. More than a narrative history, McClellan's account explores the ideological underpinnings, pedagogic aims, and aesthetic criteria of the Louvre. Drawing on new archival materials, McClellan also illuminates the art world of eighteenth-century Paris

Located in: MUSEUMBELEID; FRANKRIJK;18E EEUW

ISBN: 978-0-520-22176-5 0-520-22176-1

VUBIS: 2:80005