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Hersilia's sisters : Jacques-Louis David, women, and the emergence of civil society in post-revolution France
- Title
- Hersilia's sisters : Jacques-Louis David, women, and the emergence of civil society in post-revolution France / Norman Bryson.
- Author
- Bryson, Norman, 1949-
- Publication
- Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2023]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | ND553.D25 B79 2023 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Summary
- "Hersilia's Sisters explores how the efflorescence of women's culture in 1790s France became a decisive influence on the art of Jacques-Louis David"--
- Subject
- David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825
- David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825
- 1700-1830
- Women in art
- Women and the arts > France > History > 18th century
- Femmes dans l'art
- Arts et femmes > France > Histoire > 18e siècle
- ART / General
- Civilization
- Women and the arts
- Women in art
- France > Civilization > 1789-1830
- France > Civilisation > 1789-1830
- France
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-334) and index.
- Contents
- The festival of the Sabine women -- David in the Louvre in 1800 -- The portrait of Henriette de Verninac -- The portrait of Juliette Récamier -- Ancient liberty, modern freedom -- Aspasia, the Merveilleuse -- Hersilia's accomplished sisters -- Salonnières -- Brumaire.
- ISBN
- 9781606067710
- 1606067710
- 9781606067727 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022038276
- 99996183778
- 40031813890
- OCLC
- on1343161195
- 1343161195
- SCSB-14626139
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries