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Art+Paris

Impressionists & Post-Impressionists

by Muesyon Guides
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Step inside the revolutionary lives of the Impressionists with Art+Paris, a new book that combines the best elements of art books and travel guides for a totally new take on Impressionist Paris. This comprehensive guide combines an introduction to late 19th-century art history with color reproductions of famous Impressionist masterpieces, walking tours and detailed listings of the city's art-related sites. Art + Paris creates a vivid portrait of life in the 19th century and brings the reader along for the ride through four sections:

  • A complete background course on Impressionism covering the dramatic lives of the artists and the group's struggle to be recognized by the establishment in comprehensive biographies and engaging essays recounting their battle with the Salon.
  • Illustrated listings of 150 must-see Impressionist paintings in Paris with the stories behind the art.
  • Easy-to-follow tours that bring the reader into the streets of Paris to explore the places where the artists lived, fell in love, found inspiration and placed their easels to paint these famous works.
  • An extended-travel journey through the French countryside, exploring Normandy and the quaint Paris suburbs where the artists learned to paint en plein air, out in the open air.

    Illustrated with hundreds of beautiful, full-color photos and maps. Art + Paris is the most comprehensive guidebook to Impressionism for the armchair traveler, lovers of Paris, and educators alike. Art+Paris includes:

  • 500 full color paintings, 300 photos and 17 maps.
  • Expert-written artist biographies on Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Caillebotte and Vincent van Gogh.
  • Highlights from 7 leading Paris museums including the MusEe d'Orsay and the Louvre.
  • 8 Paris walking tours with detailed maps.
  • 11 guides to travel to important historical Impressionist in picturesque towns and villages in Normandy and beyond including Auvres-sur-Oise, Giverny, Rouen, Le Havre, Etretat, Hofleur and more.

    • Creators

    • Series

      Art+

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      July 26, 2013

    • Formats

      • Kindle Book

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781938450242

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9781938450242
        • File size: 111276 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    Formats

    • Kindle Book
    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

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    Languages

    • English

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