THE LIBERTINE: The Art of Love in Eighteenth-Century France
Weaves together a collection of literary excerpts and artwork of the Ancien Regime, re-creating the milieu of the libertine in all its lively decadence. Each excerpt is accompanied by rarely seen period artworks by Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, and many others that enhance the wit and flourish of the texts. Well illustrated in color.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 495
Publisher: Abbeville
Size: 9½x12¼ inches
ISBN: 9780789211477
Item #: 9401520